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. ... In every conflict at home, Tom escapes by leaving the apartment. ... Tom must find a way to escape his family without disturbing them. If Malvolio is not successful at escaping the coffin, he will suffocate and die. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Laura has her own imaginary reality through her glass menagerie her private world, and the breaking of it .The unicorn is Laura's singularity, her return to reality, and her return to her retreat back into her world. . Another philosophy is that of escape. ... Laura is not seeking as hard to escape as Tom, altho...

• Word Count: 2132
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School