'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a play in which Tom, the narrator and protagonist, has to deal with the idea of delusion. The play – which explores the themes of abandonment and the impossibility of true escape - is set in St Louis in the late 1930s. ... Williams used various ways such as imageries, exaggerations to convey the delusions to the audience. From the outset, Williams shows that Tom and Laura have to deal with a deluded Amanda on a daily basis. ... Williams warns us about the danger of fantasy – it always leads to harm. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There is no easy answer towards who is considered to face life more realistically, mainly, because every character of the play lives, in some degree, in illusion. ... Another character which is very realistic is Jim, which the writer of the play, Tennessee Williams, makes metaphorically an element of "the world of reality" as it is said by Tom. ... During the whole play there is a clear evidence that we are in the presence of an atypical family. ... In the play there is a clear evidence of some similarities between Tom and his father. ... In the physical characteristics of glass, Laura's ...

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In the memory play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, a man named Tom recounts his memory of his sister, Laura and his mother, Amanda. ... Tom's father left the family many years before the play takes place and has minimal contact with them. ... Later in the play, Amanda and Tom get into an argument concerning Tom's constant absence from the house. ... The idea of magic in the play provides more insight into Tom's motives regarding his aspirations to escape. ... Tom doesn't listen to Amanda, and continues to escape through alcohol throughout the play. ...

• Word Count: 1672
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School