Both Tom Joad and Tom Wingfield leave their families. ... Tom Wingfield is an extremely bitter man and leaves because of his bitter emotions. ... Although he cares for his sister Laura, he realizes that she will never marry or be able to take care of herself. ... Tom Wingfield simply remains static throughout the entire novel. ... Tom Wingfield abandons his family out of selfish conquest. ...
"The apartment faces an alley and is entered by a fire escape, a structure whose name is a touch of accidental poetic truth." (426) This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the Wingfields and the world of reality. ... Wingfield, the absent father of Tom and Laura and husband to Amanda. ... When Amanda tells Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass collection. ... The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of Tom. ... This is symbolic of Laura's acceptance of being different. ...
Tom Wingfield, a main character and the narrator, openly shows the reader his need to escape. ... Wingfield hangs is an attempt to escape her life. ... Wanting Laura to become independent from her. ... What Laura doesn't see is the glass figurines. ... Jim told Laura exactly how he felt, when he did have to. ...
