Glass Menagerie : Amanda and Jim Comparison

Two of the main characters in Tennessee Williams's Glass Menagerie are Jim O'Connor and Amanda Wingfield. Amanda is a Southern Episcopalian and the typical southern belle. Jim is an Irish Catholic that is not much of a gentleman, which is seen when he calls his ex, Emily, a kraut-head. Amanda is very protective of her children. She does not want Tom to turn out like his father and he wants Laura to find a husband. Jim has a short attention span, as seen when he takes out the gum when the flavor is gone. However, Amanda and Jim are alike in many ways.
Amanda and Jim would both like the best for Laura and give her advice on what she needs to do in life. Amanda makes the suggestion to have gentlemen callers and to find a hus



	Outline on the Glass Menagerie .... .... became a public speaker for the county. Laura has her own store of glass menagerie, and Amanda died of natural causes in peace, because Laura was married .... (950 4 )

	The Glass Menagerie .... young girl, is the most like the glass menagerie that she adores. .... because she lacks the strength of Amanda and the .... When .... O 'Conner, an old high school crush .... (1229 5 )

	glass menagerie In The "Glass Menagerie ", the main characters are Laura, Amanda, Tom, and ..... Each character can be found with symbols that best represent them. .... (1092 4 )

	Glass Menagerie .... Each character from Williams ' The Glass Menagerie is looking for some .... Amanda and Laura use their minds to take them .... .... and the father use their brains and .... (911 4 )

	The Glass Menagerie .... To Amanda, .... represents the days of her youth, when she .... on one Sunday afternoon." Although Amanda desires to .... The fourth symbol is Laura's glass menagerie. .... (706 3 )

Jim and Amanda are also people who had higher expectations in life than what they are doing and what they have done. Jim was voted most likely to succeed in his high school class, but as of yet he as accomplished nothing of importance. However, he is taking courses in public speaking and radio engineering to hopefully get him into the new television industry. Amanda was a woman of many gentlemen callers, and was expected to marry one. Most of her callers were wealthy and could have taken care of her for the rest of her life. However, Amanda marries a man that was a drunk and that left her with the two kids. This is not what she had expected.

Both Jim and Amanda are very social people. They both are flirtatious, as was seen when Amanda is

Some topics in this essay:
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams, Amanda, Jim, Attention, Marriage, Amanda Wingfield, Herself, Tennessee, Emily,

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PROFESSIONAL ESSAYS:

The Glass Menagerie .... to the romantic illusions of Laura, Tom and Amanda. .... Then, when she realizes that .... is not that love .... This broken part of the glass menagerie shows that Laura .... (2273 9 )

Glass Menagerie Symbolism .... major symbol in the play, Laura's collection of glass animals that comprise her menagerie. .... to the fire escape and its symbolism for Tom and Amanda. .... (1833 7 )

Symbolism & Imagery in The Glass Menagerie .... an almost programmatically metaphorical quality about The Glass Menagerie. .... possible to see Tom, Laura, Amanda, and the .... For .... O'Connor, the symbolism is more .... (2657 11 )

Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie .... contrast to the romantic illusions of Laura, Tom and Amanda. .... Then, when she sees that .... is not the .... This broken part of the glass menagerie shows that Laura .... (2545 10 )

The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is a play about an incomplete .... Tom would be free, Amanda and Laura would be .... But .... O'Connor is no more capable of .... (1357 5 )

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is a play Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is a play about an incomplete .... Tom would be free, Amanda and Laura would be .... But .... O'Connor is no more capable of .... (1350 5 )

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