... which the world exists. While Jim O'Connor exemplifies these characteristics and represents reality in the play while each of the members of the Wingfield family are living in their own manufactured illusions to escape reality. Indeed, to survive in the tawdry confines of lower-middle working class ... places on it. Thus, Jim symbolizes the only aspect reality in the play. Opposite to Jim is Laura, who represents illusion. Laura Wingfield portrays a dependent female; whose crippled leg foreshadows the crippling of her emotions and her ability to communicate with people other than Tom an...

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... which the world exists. While Jim O'Connor exemplifies these characteristics and represents reality in the play while each of the members of the Wingfield family are living in their own manufactured illusions to escape reality. Indeed, to survive in the tawdry confines of lower-middle working class ... places on it. Thus, Jim symbolizes the only aspect reality in the play. Opposite to Jim is Laura, who represents illusion. Laura Wingfield portrays a dependent female; whose crippled leg foreshadows the crippling of her emotions and her ability to communicate with people other than Tom an...

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... Peter Fleming to work with the Quichuas people; establishing a missionary post and air strip. In 1953 he got married to Elizabeth Harvard. In 1955 they began their work with the Auca tribe. For several weeks they were using an airplane to fly over their tribes and drop crates of supplies into their territory; then they decided to land the plane next ... ...

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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- ... are the two main players in the play. Though they are not exactly the same and share many different views, they have many like characteristics. Overall, Jim O'Connor and Amanda Wingfield are alike in many ways and are two of the main characters in the play....

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... of a people destined to remain in their poverty stricken lives forever. In the end, the only people who succeed or even have a chance are the people least connected with the Wingfield family. It has to be said that , just like the glass unicorn, this family is transparent, pitiful and broken. They never succeed in anything except dreaming for a better reality that ... ...

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To create a better understanding of a character's personality, we must delve deep into a character's thoughts, his traits, and his many other distinguishing characteristics. Our character, Laura Wingfield, from Tennessee Williams" play, The Glass Menagerie, suffers from a crippled leg that causes her to limp whenever she walks. Over time, her crippleness has caused her to become incredibly shy ... ...

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... her hand, kisses the top ) Farewell Laura, thank you for the night, and the dance, and my souvenir I'll treasure it in a safe place don't you worry.. ( Jim leaves the Wingfield apartment. Amanda calls to Tom, who enters the living room not knowing what had just occurred between Amanda, Laura, and the gentlemen caller. ) Amanda: Tom, dear would you come here ... ...

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