Laura tells Tom that their mother is afraid that she (Laura) will end up an old maid. ... Walking, says Laura, going to the zoo, to the tropical plant house, occasionally to the movies. ... Amanda wonders in a hopeless tone what will become of them if Laura refuses a "business career"; will they play with the glass menagerie and listen to Father's old records all day? ... His older sister Rose was, in childhood, his one true friend and, in adulthood, a mentally unstable woman whose clashes with Williams's mother repeatedly pushed an already crumbling family to the brink of collapse. ...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School