The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams revolves around the flaws of each of the Wingfields: Amanda Wingfield, a woman of a very confusing nature; Laura Wingfield, one who is partially crippled and lets that make her extremely self conscious; and Tom Wingfield, one who is seen as selfish, and feels trapped and is looking for a way out. Williams" characters are all lost in a dreamy state of illusion or escape wishing for something that they don't have. ... In the beginning of the play Amanda is totally immersed in her own little world of illusion. ... After he left home he was still no...

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In the story of The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams, a play about a middle class family struggle with each other. Williams creates a world in which the characters escape from the present situation. ... She searches escape from her physical and emotion disability by collecting glasses ornaments and the play with a victrola. ... Tom is most face the moral dilemma in the play and is the only supporter for the family. ... In the play of "The Glass Menagerie" Williams portrays the conflict that exist in the reality and people's desires. ...

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The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams is centered on a dream of escape, much like the song, Never Ending Story by New Found Glory. The song most relates to Tom in the play. ... In the play, Tom says, as he is dreaming, of leaving the " over crowded urban centers of lower class population." ... In the play Tom says he is " tired of the movies," meaning that he is ready for his own adventures. ... For example in the play he " retires to a cabinet of the wash room to work on poems when business is slack in the warehouse." ...

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Turbessi 1 Michael Turbessi Associate Professor Ron Whitenack Literature HU 142 Escape From Reality in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie" Each of us approaches problems in our lives in different ways. ... In his play "The Glass Menagerie" Tennessee Williams has created four characters for us to examine. ... Amanda continues to revert several times throughout the play about her past. ... In addition, she plays old records on a wind up Victrola phonograph. ... Jim was introduced by Tom in the beginning of the play as the most realistic ch...

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Commentary With Tom's direct address to the audience, the play identifies itself as a play. ... Williams's production notes and stage directions emphasize the striving for what Williams described as a "new plastic theater." ... Williams sought the opposite in The Glass Menagerie: truth disguised as illusion. ... Tennessee Williams (born Thomas Lanier Williams) was an aspiring poet in St. ... The tragedy of Rose had a profound effect on Williams's writing throughout his career. ...

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Escape The Glass Menagerie is a play of a family of three: a mother and two grown children, who live in a St. ... Tom, also referred to as Shakespeare, is the main character in the play. ... Laura is the most secretly absorbed of any character in the play. ... Laura's loss of innocence as contrasts onto her crystalline unicorn reflects the symbolism that of the play. ... Perhaps Tennessee Williams is trying to send a message that running away is not the way to solve life's problems. ...

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In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, everyone in the play experiences their own little world, and the shock it is to be thrown from it. ... In the play, the portriat is a consant reminder to Amanda of the past she once knew and cherished. ... Throughout the play there are many symbols representing different aspects of all the characters. ...

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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. ... Laura finds confidence playing old records on the victrola and controlling her glass collection. ...

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Symbols of Escape The Characters in Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie are all searching for a way out of their current situation but feel trapped by life itself. The play is set in St. ... Laura's glass collection takes on a special symbol as the play continues. ... As the play continues, Jim attempts to teach Laura how to dance. ... Through out the play there where many symbols of escape. ...

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"The play dramatizes the perpetual struggle to which all civilization that is genuine is doomed" (Alexander 184). ... As for The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), the idea conveyed in this play is that of image versus reality. The main theme of this play is about a frustrated family who are deserted by the father and each character escapes his/her reality in a different way. ... The children: Nora plays with her children and treats them like dolls. ... Sounds of the city play on the house speakers" (Hwang 21). ...

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