- (The Glass Menagerie, page 59). ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 82). ... "Glass breaks so easily, no matter how careful you are-. (The Glass Menagerie, page 86) Laura lives in her glass menagerie, which becomes her escape from reality. ... (The Glass Menagerie, page 45). ...
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams" "memory play" originates after World War II in a dark, dreary alley in St. ... The characters in the play can be broken down and described as such: Tom seems to be an enterprising person; he doesn't like to hear about how everyone has questions. ... She has become enveloped into her own small world of glass animals, hence The Glass Menagerie. ... You would've thought he knew Tom had a sister if both worked together. ... The theme that I get out of the play is the idea that Laura is looking for an escape in her glass menagerie. ...
'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a play in which Tom, the narrator and protagonist, has to deal with the idea of delusion. ... It was painful for Amanda to think about Mr. ... She displays motherly concern when she thinks about Laura's future. ... Jim does not tell Laura the truth about his relationship with another girl, but he went on to compliment Laura "Has anyone told you that you were pretty?". ... Since she was reliving her own life, she failed to understand the different personalities that her children possessed and ended up driving Tom away from home, a...
The Search for Happiness Tennesse Williams examines the main theme of happiness in his play "The Glass Menagerie." ... Williams first explores a family that is unable to face reality, using a glass unicorn to represent one family member's uniqueness, Laura. ... She tells Tom "try and you will succeed," a bit of advice that she could use in her own life (1421). ... She also tells Laura that she will marry "some nice man," giving Laura a little hope (1415). ... Tom also sacrifices paying the light bill so he can pay dues to "The Union of Merchant Seaman," unconcerned about the well b...
