... completely. They engross themselves in their own little world in order to escape reality. We see various examples of this with the Wingfield family in Tennessee Williams' theatrical masterpiece, "The Glass Menagerie." Amanda Wingfield is the mother of Tom and Laura. She is a "southern belle" whose glory days have long since faded away. She is struggling to come to terms with ... home hung over some evenings. He chooses to drown his sorrows in alcohol to help him ignore their flawed household. Laura Wingfield is the daughter of Amanda and the sister of Tom. She is by far the most sensiti...

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... successful in his escape because he never has to deal with anything at home. He actually leaves and doesn't look back. As for the other four: Laura, Amanda, Tom, and Jim, they seem to be stuck throughout the play. Jim seems to be the only one with a real chance at breaking ... in a make-believe reality. In Amanda's mind she is still a girl receiving "gentlemen callers" (1270). Even when Laura is to receive a caller, Amanda gets more dressed up than Laura. Amanda even refuses to acknowledge that Laura is " crippled" (1275). She illustrates this point by saying " you"re not crippled, you j...

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