... 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 ... far the most sensitive member of the Wingfield clan. She is physically disabled and emotionally incapable of handling much of anything. She is as fragile as her precious collection of glass figurines. She understands...

• Word Count: 485
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Escape The Glass Menagerie is a play of a family of three: a mother and two grown children, who live in a St. Louis apartment. Once Amanda's husband leaves because he loved long distance than his wife, they ... any character in the play. She rarely speaks, and when she does, it is a response to a question. She spends the amount of her time cleaning and observing her collection of glass figures. She is the meekest in her family. When she almost fell on the fire escape, she immediately said she" I"m all right. I slipped, but I"m all right" (437). She wanted to ... to keep up the appearance th...

• Word Count: 875
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School