... Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger - anything that can blow your candles out!" Instead of actually leaving his family, Tom uses the ... of escape from the suffocating feeling he gets from Amanda. Throughout the play we see that every time Tom and Amanda argue, he flees to the movies for a period of time and at times returns drunk. Amanda fears that one day Tom will be fed up dealing with so much responsibility that ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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... where she was prior to seeing him. Immediately after handing the broken unicorn over to Jim, Laura resumes with her old routine; she goes to the old victrola and plays the old records left by her father. She bites her lip which was trembling and then bravely smiles. She opens her hand ... is a subservient male whose mother manipulates him to financially support the family. He retreats from his mother and his responsibilities through the illusionary world of movies and alcohol. The responsibility of caring for his mother and sister were thrust upon him with the desertion of his father. T...

• Word Count: 1784
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... where she was prior to seeing him. Immediately after handing the broken unicorn over to Jim, Laura resumes with her old routine; she goes to the old victrola and plays the old records left by her father. She bites her lip which was trembling and then bravely smiles. She opens her hand ... is a subservient male whose mother manipulates him to financially support the family. He retreats from his mother and his responsibilities through the illusionary world of movies and alcohol. The responsibility of caring for his mother and sister were thrust upon him with the desertion of his father. T...

• Word Count: 1745
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... , and because of that, she has no self- confidence. Laura is aware that no decent man would like to marry her. The most important things in Laura's life are some old records that belonged to her father, and her collection of glass figures. Tom, Amanda's son, supports his family despite his unhappiness with his world. He tries to please Amanda by ... being the sole supporter, but only gets rewarded by her constant nagging and suspicion. Eventually, Tom discovers that he is more like his father as he seeks adventure in the movies. He hangs out on the fire escape to avoid suffocation from h...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School