... time as it is preserved in his memory. The sarcasm and humorous irony are defenses, checks against a drowning wave of nostalgia or remorse. Williams's production notes and stage directions emphasize the striving for what Williams described as a "new plastic theater." Realism, he felt, had run its course; it offered, like ... 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. Amanda understands that Tom has greater ambitions than the warehouse, but she is wor...

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• Grade Level: High School