... , smoking, listening to music from the Paradise Dance Hall across the street and going out to movies. He says, "I go to the movies because--I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies" (438). Tom Every night, Tom goes to the movies to escape the harsh reality of his home life and his job. The fire escape allows Tom ... the opportunity to get out of the apartment and away from his nagging mother. Another thing his mother dislikes is his constant trips to the movies and returning home drunk. He says that "there is a trick that would come in ...

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... 's family and the need to live one's own life. The outer conflict lies in the clash of Tom's hunger for independence and discovery versus Amanda's archaic, "old south" Christian morality. Tom seethes for freedom and adventure; joining The Union of Merchant Seamen as a scapegoat from a perfunctory, mediocre existence. The fire escape, a prominent entity in the play, symbolizes Tom's sense of imprisonment and ... the possibility of escape. Dissimilar to Tom's desire's, Amanda believes a good Christian need only look to their job for adventure. She feels in his quest for freedom he will onl...

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... of the three, Tom lived a hard life. He was only able to escape while he was at the movies. Living such a life with many difficulties and obstacles to overcome, it would be hard to forget everything. Tom lives a new life, and his old one is the memory. The most important memory is that of the unicorn. This glass menagerie indicates Laura's fragileness ... it anymore. Amanda was the only reason Tom left. It was only a matter of time before Amanda pulled the final straw. In my opinion Tom went to the movies not only for adventure but to get away from Amanda. It appeared that every time Am...

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