Laura says to Jim, "I had that brace on my leg-it clumped so loud"(7,977). In response Jim says, "I never heard any clumping"(7,977). Jim just seems to know what Laura wants to hear or needs to hear. Jim is so up front he flat out tells Laura what is wrong with her. Jim says, "You know what I judge to be the trouble with you? Inferiority complex! He goes on to say, "Why, man alive, Laura! Just look about you a little. What do you see? A world full of common people! All of "em born and all of "em going to die. Which of them has one tenth of your good points?"(7,980). Jim then breaks the odd balled glass menagerie, the unicorn. It just happens to be Laura's favorite glass and her oldest. But she does not mind that Jim has broken the glass. Laura says, "I"ll just imagine he had an operation. The horn was removed to make him feel less-freakish! he will feel at home now with the horses"(7,983). This symbol shows that Laura has now broken free of her inferiority complex.
In the beginning of the "Glass Menagerie" Tom is more reserved and calm. He listens to his mother sometimes, even though she has told about all of her gentlemen callers a million times. Tom says, "I know what's coming again"(1,942). She rambles on forever. I"m surprised that Tom stays for the whole story Tom says, "I bet you could talk"(1,942). .
Tom says, "What in Christ's name am I"(3,949). Those are the words that had to have changed everything. Tom blows up on his mother for returning his books she does not approve of Amanda says," I took that horrible book back to the library"(3,949). Amanda then lashes out about what he has really been doing at the "movies" Amanda says, "I don't believe that lie"(3,950). Tom has definitely changed, he does not just sit there and let his mother whine. He speaks up and stands up for what he believes in. The scene ends with Amanda saying, "I won't speak to you-until you apologize"(4,951).
