... 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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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... for a high-society afternoon tea, her dress starkly contrasts with the part of town in which she arrives. Tennessee Williams describes her appearance as "incongruous- to the setting of the play (Scene 5). She is dressed completely in white, a symbol of innocence and purity. Yet the drama occurs at Elysian Fields, a low-class section of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Blanche is portrayed as delicate, sensitive ... , while her surroundings are dirty, run-down, and anything but sophisticated. The contrast between the settings of the play Gordon 2 and manner in which Blanche dresses prov...

• Word Count: 2509
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School