In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams creates a world in which the characters are disillusioned by the present. ... Constant allusions to the past have psychologically affected Tom and Laura, trapping them into Amanda's lost world. ... However, she finds confidence in the old records she plays on the victrola and in her glass menagerie. ... Having nothing to do at home, Laura takes care of her glass ornaments. ... Laura finds confidence playing old records on the victrola and controlling her glass collection. ...

• Word Count: 642
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The Glass Menagerie "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams is a stage play set in St. Louis in 1937. " The Glass Menagerie" is a memory play drawn from the narrator, Tom Wingfield played by Michael A. ... "The Glass Menagerie" focuses a lot on the American dream and family life, many of these values are embedded in the play through the use of allusions to works of art and social institutions and career and educational choices of some of the characters in the play. ... Laura finds joy in her most prized possessions several glass animal figurations. ...

• Word Count: 746
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School