The ones which face life in a more realistic way are Tom Wingfield and Jim O"Connor. ... Wingfield, Amanda's husband. ... Wingfield leave home. ... Why does Laura give it to Jim? ... Like the unicorn, Laura is unique. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6

Laura in The Glass Menagerie and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire are the most outstanding examples. ... In the Wingfields, Laura is the lost child. ... Those glass animals stand as a symbol of Laura herself. ... Jim's appearance as a gentleman caller apparently affects Laura's behavior positively. ... But he breaks it and Laura as well. ...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Amanda Wingfield is described as "a little woman of great but confused vitality clinging frantically to another time and place- (Ritter 179). ... Talk of a gentleman caller was common in the Wingfield home. ... Laura cannot face reality. ... At one point in Laura and Jim's conversation, Jim clumsily knocks over a piece of Laura's glass collection. ... In Laura's case, she needed to be broken. ...

• Word Count: 2052
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School