This Reality The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams follows the lives of three people of a middle-class family, Amanda Wignfield and her two children Laura and Tom. Mr. Wingfeild left his family many years prior to the time this play takes place. The only representation, besides memories, is a large picture hanging in the living room. Each character in The Glass Menagerie has a need to escape from he or she's life. ... , she knows that her son will one day leave her. Knowing these things keep her living in the past. A good escape back to her "good old days" where she would still li...

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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, during the depression era. There was war in Europe and a struggling economy in America. The Wingfield family, who lived in an apartment building, consisted of Amanda, Laura, and Tom ... Wingfield. They are all unique individuals sharing the ... . she plays old phonograph records and - that's about all -"(1932). The glass collection was Laura's life and another form of escape i...

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... 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 represents her own private world. Set apart from reality, a place where she can hide and be safe. The events that happen to Laura's glass affects Laura's emotional state greatly. When Amanda tells Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass. When Amanda is heard walking up ... the fire escape, she quickly hides her collection. She ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School