... Tennessee Williams creates a world in which the characters are disillusioned by the present. Amanda, Laura and Tom achieve this disillusionment by resorting to separate worlds where they can find sanctuary. Each character develops their world, far away from reality. Amanda frees herself from the harsh realities of life by constantly reminding herself of ... go to the movies so much, Tom?" Tom replies, "I go to the movies because I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies" (668). Tom's obsession with adventure leaves him no time or energy t...

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... mother is afraid that she (Laura) will end up an old maid. The lights dim as the "Glass Menagerie" theme music plays. An image of blue roses appears on the screen as the scene begins. Laura is polishing her collection of glass as Amanda mounts the steps outside. Amanda's face shows the evidence that something has happened. When Laura hears Amanda, she hides ... told him what she meant to tell him. She is worried about Laura's future. Nothing that Amanda has tried to do to integrate Laura into the rest of the world has worked; she just plays records and fiddles with her glass collection....

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• Grade Level: High School

... and Jim does. Another character which is very realistic is Jim, which the writer of the play, Tennessee Williams, makes metaphorically an element of "the world of reality" as it is said by Tom. As he is not part of the Wingfield's family, he has not been influenced by the problems of this family and therefore is not in need to escape from reality, on the contrary ... on public speaking hoping that it will help him achieve an executive position in an important job. This clearly a sign that he accepts reality as it is: he plays by the rules of the real world and understands that if he wan...

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