In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams creates a world in which the characters are disillusioned by the present. ... However, she finds confidence in the old records she plays on the victrola and in her glass menagerie. ... Having nothing to do at home, Laura takes care of her glass ornaments. Taking care of the glass figurines provides her with a sense of control, something she has never experienced. ... Laura finds confidence playing old records on the victrola and controlling her glass collection. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This Reality The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams follows the lives of three people of a middle-class family, Amanda Wignfield and her two children Laura and Tom. ... Each character in The Glass Menagerie has a need to escape from he or she's life. ... The character Laura, depicted in the plat The Glass Menagerie, is treated as a fragile piece of glass. ... The glass menageries that Laura has are symbols of herself. ... What Laura doesn't see is the glass figurines. ...

• Word Count: 1336
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People all have dreams that they pursue and want to live them out. However, it becomes problematic when one does not acknowledge and accept his present situations and social boundaries, which can turn one's dream into illusion. In Tennessee Williams's play, The Glass Menagerie, the main character n...

• Word Count: 713
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School