... to surrender one's dreams in order to survive. Moreover, in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass menagerie-, he exemplifies the plight of pursuing the American dream through the character of Amanda Wingfield. "The Glass Menagerie" is a memory play set in the 1940's during World War II but is told in retrospect to the late 1930's. The American dream during this time was ... very basic, probably due to war, it was concerned with the health and happiness of your family. The main character Amanda Wingfield is a overbearing mother who has an imaginative son Tom and a slightly crippled, overly...

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... story they are writing. In the play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams, the author injects a part of himself into his writing. Not only is he telling the story of Wingfield family, but he is also writing about the aspects and feelings of his own family as well. The use of vernacular language in the play aids in allowing the reader ... ...

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