Glass Menagerie is a play that originated in the memory of the author, Tennessee Williams. He draws heavily on his own family experiences, describing the lives of his mother, sister and himself. This play centers on a dysfunctional family with three members. 1 Family Members Amanda Winfield, the mother. A little woman of great but confused vitality clinging frantically to another time and place. Her characterization ... Amanda, Tom and Laura suffer mentally a lot. They retreat into their own world of fantasy to escape the strains and tension of the real world. (2) fragile: there is a lack of...

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