The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, was written and first performed in 1944. In the play, Williams describes the three members on the Wingfield family, their dreams, and the harsh realities they face in the society of the 1930s. ... Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie takes place in the Wingfield family apartment, in 1937. ... Tennessee Williams' application of conflict is another supporting element of this classic. ... In all aspects of the play, the three main characters struggle with an internal desire to escape their inadequate lives. ...

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In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams shows how a person is capable of creating an escape to avoid facing something in their lives, in most cases, reality. Symbolism extends throughout the play and helps bring out and develop the theme of how escapes are created to avoid reality. ... Tom uses alcohol throughout the play as an escape from the reality of his life. ... The first symbol of escape Williams uses in the play for Amanda is the way she dresses. ... Laura uses her menagerie to escape as she plays with it whenever she is uncomfortable and sad. ...

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We see various examples of this with the Wingfield family in Tennessee Williams' theatrical masterpiece, "The Glass Menagerie." ... "The Glass Menagerie" is a riveting play about living in his/her own realm of life. ...

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Endings In A Play A play's ending is one of the key elements which produce feelings about the play. In this case, three plays read this semester. "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams, "A Raisin In The Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, and "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen. ... In the play "A Doll's House", I found the ending to be appropriate. ... That is why I believe that a play's ending is important. ...

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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams revolves around the flaws of each of the Wingfields: Amanda Wingfield, a woman of a very confusing nature; Laura Wingfield, one who is partially crippled and lets that make her extremely self conscious; and Tom Wingfield, one who is seen as selfish, and feels trapped and is looking for a way out. Williams" characters are all lost in a dreamy state of illusion or escape wishing for something that they don't have. ... In the beginning of the play Amanda is totally immersed in her own little world of illusion. ... After he left home he was still no...

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'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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There are many factors to becoming a family, a family consists of a group of people being supportive, caring, loving etc. towards each other, this is basically what immediately comes to mind when we think of a family, in Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie, The Wingfield's find that many of the family factors become obstacles that they struggle to overcome. ... Throughout the play we see that every time Tom and Amanda argue, he flees to the movies for a period of time and at times returns drunk. ... In the play we notice that the plot is finding a "gentlemen caller" for...

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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. ...

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• Grade Level: High School