... reader can identify with a piece of literature depends on his ability to associate with the ideas and characters presented to him. Williams "Glass Menagerie" provides many means in which the reader may identify with the work. Relating to the reader is necessary to grasp what the author is ... realistic, she seems to possess some kind of understanding of reality. She obviously realizes the consequences of quitting her class, as she quickly puts away the glass figurines in the beginning of the scene, when her mother enters the room. Although she seems to be alert yet unmoved by the followi...

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Symbols of Escape The Characters in Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie are all searching for a way out of their current situation but feel trapped by life itself. The play is set in St. Louis in the mid 1930's, ... or stressful situations; she became a loner and escaped into the world of her apartment. Two symbols gave Laura an escape from reality they where, the victrola and her glass figures. An example of how Laura would try to escape is shown when Laura's mother confronts her about classes she should have been attending. Laura reacted scared and attempted ... become a symbol of...

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... and pursuit of the American Dream. He maintains a low, depressed mood throughout the play. Characters can also represent stereotypes of society from their attitudes and behavior. In the play, The Glass Managerie the author presented the characters as stereotypical of society with the female role of doing all the cooking and cleaning and the male role of relaxing and having a good ... with a nice young man, it is hard to tell whether she wanted a gentleman caller to be invited for Laura or for herself. One symbol which is rather obvious is Laura's glass menagerie. Her collection of glass...

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... essay studies Williams's heroines who are unable to face their reality so they retreat into illusionary worlds created by themselves. Laura in The Glass Menagerie and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire are the most outstanding examples. They are so fragile that facing reality will destroy them. Their ... Laura herself. They are so fragile, and even unique. Her separation gradually increases till she becomes like a piece of her glass collection. " she lives in a world of her own- a world of- little glass ornaments, she plays old phonograph records and-that's about all- (scene five) Lau...

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