In the Introduction of "The Glass Menagerie", Tom states that "the play is memory". Tom is remembering his memories as he tells the store. In the movie version Tom is at the house during the introduction and the conclusion. This clearly signifies that the entire play is the memory of Tom's past. ...
In the memory play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, a man named Tom recounts his memory of his sister, Laura and his mother, Amanda. According to Tom, Amanda lives in the past, striving to find suitors for Laura, and Laura is all too consumed with her glass collection, while Tom works to support the three of them. ...
One symbol which is rather obvious is Laura's glass menagerie. Her collection of glass represents her own private world. ... The events that happen to Laura's glass affects Laura's emotional state greatly. When Amanda tells Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass. ... The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of Tom's responsibilities to her. ...
