Mosaics, Glass Shells, and the Power of Introversion Both Laura, a fictional character in the play, The Glass Menagerie, and Temple Grandin, the author of "Genius May Be an Abnormality: Educating Students with Asperger's Syndrome", can be categorized as introverts: Grandin, labeled with autism, and Laura, with "inferiority complex", as Jim calls it. ... While Amanda and Tom, like the parents of autistic children, polished Laura's little glass shell, Jim is the mentor that helps Laura embrace her true passion, and Jim symbolizes the breaking of her horn, the ham...

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