In order to give the impression of the reality of such a situation, Williams represents his play as the construction of Tom Wingfield's memory. ... Amanda Wingfield, the energetic and manipulative southern belle, is also a dramatic portrait of Williams' own mother, Edwina. ... The bulk of the action takes place in the 1930s, in the Wingfield small apartment in the lower middle class section of the city of St. ... All the members of Wingfield family are unsuccessful in accepting the realities of the world in which they live. ... Wingfield in an actual fact "Tom's mirror" of sel...

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• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: High School