Williams uses many symbols which represent many different things. ... Tennessee Williams provides a good example of this. ... It is obvious that this memory play is based on Williams' own memories. ... Reading the play and seeing the play provide two different experiences. ... Also, Tennessee Williams allows the reader some artistic license to create images of characters in his play. ...
Minor characters do not undergo a transformation in the course of the play. ... The appearances of minor characters on stage contribute significantly to the atmosphere of the play. ... Tennessee Williams is suggesting that the physical attractions cannot be broken so easily, and is foreshadowing Blanche's eventual failure to win Stella. ... At the play's finale, a doctor and a nurse come to take Blanche to the state institution. ... From the examples above, it could be seen that minor characters contribute greatly to the play. ...
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. ...
