... The main theme of this play is about a frustrated family who are deserted by the father and each character escapes his/her reality in a different way. Amanda Wingfield, she is the mother of Tom and Laura and often digresses back to memories of her former days on the southern plantation farm and her night with ... 17 gentleman callers. Laura, she is the crippled and very shy daughter of Amanda who keeps her hard pressed to ... job at the shoe factory to support the family. Jim OConnor is a friend of Tom from the factory who Tom invites to dinner and Amanda treats as Laura's first gentle...

• Word Count: 2132
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School