Our character, Laura Wingfield, from Tennessee Williams" play, The Glass Menagerie, suffers from a crippled leg that causes her to limp whenever she walks. ... Over time, she has lost all self confidence in herself and resorts to the confines of her glass menagerie and old phono records. ... Laura is also afraid of confrontations. ... When her mother finally found out about it, she tried to avoid having to talk back or answer her by trying to escape to her glass menagerie or playing the phonograph. ... As symbolism within the play, Williams describes Laura's frailty as fragile as the ...

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( Laura turns towards the window gripping firmly onto her glass ornament.Amanda comes out of the kitchen with a pitcher full of lemonade, unaware of what just happened between Laura and Jim. ) Amanda: Jim have you ever tried some southern lemonade. ... Laura: ( hesitant) Yes I do as well Jim. ... Good-bye mother, live life Laura... People change and grow, just like my glass menagerie... Laura has her own store of glass menagerie, and Amanda died of natural causes in peace, because Laura was married and Tom is now the head of the merchant marines, who is married to a nurse and has his o...

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This is literary device is clearly demonstrated in the play "The Glass Menagerie- by Tennessee Williams. ... Laura, Tom's sister is shy natured and disabled with no one to accompany her but the presents of her glass menagerie and memories of her old high school crush, Jim. ... In a room lit by candle light and the sound of music, Jim, the gentlemen caller and Laura stand together while Laura enlightens Jim about her glass menagerie; "LAURA: I shouldn't be partial, but he is my favorite one. ... LAURA: I know! ... It doesn't matter Glass breaks so easily. ...

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Amanda and Jim Comparison Two of the main characters in Tennessee Williams's Glass Menagerie are Jim O'Connor and Amanda Wingfield. ... She does not want Tom to turn out like his father and he wants Laura to find a husband. ... Amanda and Jim would both like the best for Laura and give her advice on what she needs to do in life. ... Jim is able to spot that Laura has an inferiority complex. ... These two characters of Amanda and Jim in the Glass Menagerie are the two main players in the play. ...

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P. 6 Feb. 28, 2003 Glass Menagerie In the Glass Menagerie each of the four main characters Amanda, Laura, Tom and Jim live in their own dream worlds. ... Laura, Tom and Jim live in dream worlds and these dream worlds are destroying each person lives. The dream world of Laura is one where she thinks that she is a little child and not a grown person. ... When he gets to Tom's house, he even autograph a picture for Laura, thinking that he is still a popular guy. ... In the play Glass Menagerie each of the characters live in a dream world and this is destroying their lives. ...

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• Grade Level: High School