... Tom that their mother is afraid that she (Laura) will end up an old maid. The lights dim as the "Glass Menagerie" theme music plays. An image of blue roses appears on the screen as the scene begins. Laura is polishing her collection of glass as Amanda mounts the steps outside. Amanda's face shows the evidence that something has happened. When Laura hears Amanda, she hides her ornaments and plants ... in numerous works. In The Glass Menagerie, roses appear as the nickname and symbol for the Rose character in her happiest (though most painful in their ultimate outcome) moments: those in w...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Glass Menagerie is mainly about the spiritual paralysis of human beings as the result of the depressive atmosphere of the society, breakdown of family institution and lack of understanding among even the most intimate persons; that is, the members of a family. In the 1939 letter to his editor, Audrey Wood, Williams states, "I have only one major theme for my work which is the destructive impact of society on the sensitive non- ... . Laura's collection of glass menagerie is the only place in which she feels secure and comfortable. Eric P. Levy is concerned about Laura's self-consciousness....

• Word Count: 3081
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School