... to fix myself now! You are going to be surprised by your mother's appearance!"(57) Levy believes that Amanda's way of treating Laura is responsible for Laura's "negative self-consciousness" (530). Amanda and Laura never have a truly honest conversation. Laura never responds except in short sentences and phrases. Mr. Wingfield's influence on Laura is also very remarkable. Darryl Darryl Erwin Haley believes that "it is Mr ... . Wingfield, not Amanda, who is ultimately to blame for Laura's seclusion from the world of physically ordinary people.[ ] Laura is forced by the actions of Mr. Wingf...

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

... In the wake of what Tom refers to as the "fiasco at Rubicam's Business College," Amanda has become obsessed with procuring a gentleman caller for Laura. It is a topic perpetually under discussion and the object of Amanda's planning. In order to make a little extra money "to feather the nest ... in the kitchen until at last Tom rises from the table and apologizes. Amanda gushes and Tom speaks gently. She is concerned about Laura. Laura thinks that Tom is not happy living with them, that he goes out every night to escape the apartment; she broods about this. ... the rainbow reflections of...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... to survive. Moreover, in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass menagerie-, he exemplifies the plight of pursuing the American dream through the character of Amanda Wingfield. "The Glass Menagerie" is a memory play set in the 1940's during World War II but is told in retrospect to the late 1930's. The ... due to war, it was concerned with the health and happiness of your family. The main character Amanda Wingfield is a overbearing mother who has an imaginative son Tom and a slightly crippled, overly timid daughter Laura. She is a lonely mother whose refuge are her memories. Amanda had been ...

• Word Count: 2761
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School