The following two pieces of literature, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, share the common theme of change and transition. ... In the novel The Glass Menagerie, the main character Laura undergoes a series of changes and transition. ... She is washing and polishing her collection of glass" (48). ... When they get to talking, Laura shows him her favorite figurine from her glass menagerie, the unicorn. ... All in all, the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee and The Glass Menagerie by Williams, the themes of change and transition are ever pr...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, was written and first performed in 1944. ... Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie takes place in the Wingfield family apartment, in 1937. ... Another literary element that Williams presents throughout The Glass Menagerie is symbolism. ... The glass unicorn, notably her favorite, represents her abnormalities. ... All of these elements are vital in communicating one of the main themes of The Glass Menagerie. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Escape The Glass Menagerie is a play of a family of three: a mother and two grown children, who live in a St. ... He does leave the family, but belatedly realizes how much he cared for Laura. ... Laura is the most secretly absorbed of any character in the play. ... She spends the amount of her time cleaning and observing her collection of glass figures. ... When Jim comes over, she lets him hold the glass unicorn and says, "Go on, I trust you with him" (459). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The household of The Glass Menagerie was undeniably inspired by his own, with several obvious relationships existing. ... The father in The Glass Menagerie had also pursued the same career, and eventually abandoned the family. ... She is without a doubt the inspiration for Laura, who was also handicapped. ... This is evident in The Glass Menagerie when Jim and Laura are left alone to talk while Tom and Amanda remain in the kitchen. Jim soon tells Laura that she is pretty and shortly after he begins to dance with her. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Glass Menagerie and The Grapes of Wrath are works of literature set in this time period. ... Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie are both young adults who are forced with the pressure of leading and supporting their families during the Great Depression, while attempting to discover who they are. ... Although he cares for his sister Laura, he realizes that she will never marry or be able to take care of herself. ... The turning point of both the play, The Glass Menagerie and the novel, The Grapes of Wrath reveal that the Tom of each work parts from hi...

• Word Count: 861
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School