This of course puts a major strain on the three of them. "What right do you have to jeopardize your job- the security of us all." "The Glass Menagerie" Jointly, they grew up in poverty and they desire for so much more. This desire has resulted in both becoming selfish. .
Together, Amanda and Mathilde yearn to be important to other. They want o make heads turn with their shiny materialistic things.With Mrs. Loisel, she desires the upper class life for herself whereas Amanda desires it for her children. Mathilde seems to be very depressed, for she sits and ponders on what she could have. "She imagined delicate meals, gleaming silver, tapestries peopling the walls with folk of a past age and strange birds in the forests." "The Necklace" Throughout the story, her husband is asking her if she is ok. This makes one think she continually looks sadden or mad. Amanda desires a high life for her daughter, Laura. Laura is quiet and timid. Amanda is afraid that Laura will never marry, and if Laura never marries she will not be able to support herself. Amanda even goes as far as to have Tom search around his work for a gentleman. "I want you to go home and bring home a gentleman for your sister." "The Glass Menagerie" Amanda is like most mothers out there, for she worries about her children and their well-being. "I worry so much, don't sleep. It makes me so nervous." "The Glass Menagerie" Both Amanda and Mathilde have dreams for themselves dreams in which is out of their control and in reality they cannot do anything about them. They want to be well known, important, and their families taken care of. .
Mutually, the ladies feel as if they have to be in complete control, they are abrasive when they approach others, and they are a bit selfish. They are demanding and it doesn't seem like they will ever be content with life. If they both took a step back and realized what they have been so fortunate enough to have, they could really be happy.
