... leading impoverished lives of symbolic displacements, they are almost a family of outcasts. Laura Wingfield is the main focus, who is living in a world of glass ornaments. Amanda Wingfield, Laura's mother, suffocating in her own affections, places her desires indirectly towards Laura. Additionally, there is Tom Wingfield, Laura's ... brother, who is immersed within a world of movies. Laura resembles a wounded animal, mirroring her own fears of failure. The "Glass Menagerie" is deceptively simple on its surface-no more, it seems, than a single incident in the life of a small family. Laura...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... This effect is achieved through multiple symbols of dreams and illusions. Though there are many, Laura's glass unicorn is the prevalent symbol because it most accurately conveys Laura's sense of self. The glass unicorn in Laura's glass collection "ironically, her favorite one "represents her peculiarity. As Jim points out, unicorns ... is also unusual, lonely, and a standout in society. When she lets Jim hold her unicorn, she explains to him to be careful because "glass will break if you breathe on it wrong."" As the unicorn, Laura is also extremely fragile. She is vulnerable to the unf...

• Word Count: 494
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... the Wingfield women, but Toms" love for his sister will keep things altogether for the family. Tom had becomes tired of seeing his sister sitting around playing with glass dolls that represent a real world to her. Therefore, Tom decides to bring home a friend from work, Jim. Now if the two were such good friends ... Tom gets so fet up with his situation he says he's going to the movies, and rages out and down the all to familiar fire escape after shattering a glass. He does end the play on a positive note saying that he wondered about like his father searching for what was lost until one...

• Word Count: 1357
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School