... whole play there is a clear evidence that we are in the presence of an atypical family. This is principally generated by the absence of Mr. Wingfield, Amanda's husband. Due to the lack of a responsible male figure in the family, the Winfield family is left without any means to support itself economically and ... towards that situation. That, added to the factor of a job which brings no adventures or satisfactions, and a smothering home makes both Tom and Mr. Wingfield leave home. Of course it should be mentioned that in the case of Tom there is also another reason for his departure and th...

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... to mind when we think of a family, in Tennessee Williams play, The Glass Menagerie, The Wingfield's find that many of the family factors become obstacles that they struggle to overcome. Abandoned by her husband, Amanda is left to care for her two children alone (Tom and Laura) because she's the only ... their individual roles in their household, Laura on the other hand sits by quietly, and she's considered the timid peacemaker of the house. In the Wingfield residence, their family struggle of accepting the present, due to how difficult things come to be, they fantasize of adventures, a ...

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... 's sister Rose had mental breakdown, and for years he cannot overcome his sense of "entrapment", he fashioned great drama and transform Rose into fragile Laura, and his mother Edwina into Amanda Wingfield, in his first great work "The glass Menagerie". (Bloom 85) "The night of the iguana" began as a short story in 1948. Over thirteen years it evolved to a full-length play ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School