Amanda and Jim Comparison Two of the main characters in Tennessee Williams's Glass Menagerie are Jim O'Connor and Amanda Wingfield. ... Amanda is very protective of her children. ... However, Amanda and Jim are alike in many ways. ... Both Jim and Amanda are very social people. ... Overall, Jim O'Connor and Amanda Wingfield are alike in many ways and are two of the main characters in the play....

• Word Count: 513
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Wingfield, Amanda's husband. ... Wingfield leave home. ... The rest of the Wingfield's ignore this, and this mysterious way he acts reminds Amanda the way his husband acted just before he left, spending many hours away from home, drinking, wandering off, until one day he did not return at all. Just like Amanda pointed out in Scene four, Tom gradually acquires his "father's ways", he starts behaving like him, doing the same things he does, until one day, he emulates him entirely, he abandons the left Wingfield members. ... Amanda also protects her. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6

Amanda: Oh, but why! ... Amanda: Betty, and who is that Your sister? ... Amanda: Oh really? ... ( Jim leaves the Wingfield apartment. ... Amanda: Isn't he your best friend in the warehouse. ...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Our character, Laura Wingfield, from Tennessee Williams" play, The Glass Menagerie, suffers from a crippled leg that causes her to limp whenever she walks. ... After Tom and Amanda's fight, she pleaded with Tom to make up with her mother and say he was sorry. ... In some manner, there is probably a bit Laura, Tom, Jim, or Amanda in all of us. ...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School