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. ... The unicorn is a symbol of Laura's uniqueness. ... Laura allows her mother to deny change. ... She also tells Laura that she will marry "some nice man," giving Laura a little hope (1415). ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Symbols of Escape The Characters in Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie are all searching for a way out of their current situation but feel trapped by life itself. ... Two symbols gave Laura an escape from reality they where, the victrola and her glass figures. ... Laura also paid a lot of attention to her glass collection. ... The glass collection was Laura's life and another form of escape into a world of illusion. Laura's glass collection takes on a special symbol as the play continues. ...

• Word Count: 1620
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• Has Bibliography
• 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. ... Laura, she is the crippled and very shy daughter of Amanda who keeps her hard pressed to finding a husband. ... Jim OConnor is a friend of Tom from the factory who Tom invites to dinner and Amanda treats as Laura's first gentleman caller. ... 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....

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