... unique characters that re set as outcast that give his stories special qualities. He also uses themes that make his stories more interesting to the reader. Williams places characters as outcast to set them apart from the others. In The Glass Menagerie, Laura Wingfield is set as an outcast because of her disability and shyness. Her disability that sets her apart is her slightly crippled leg ... that her mother refers to as a "little defect."" In the story, Tom and Amanda argue about Laura's leg: TOM: We don't even notice she's crippled anymore. AMANDA ... down her self-esteem greatly. S...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... Desire and The Glass Menagerie were two plays in which there was a woman who played a drastic role in life of the other characters; they were Blanche DuBois and Amanda Wingfield. Written by the same playwright, these two main female characters featured characteristics that were similar to both. Blanche and Amanda were "southern belles" who couldn't adopt a new lifestyle other than that of the southern aristocrats. They ... ordeal that both characters had problems dealing with. Their inability to change to the urban lifestyle caused them to be inferior to society. Amanda's experiences fr...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate