... to give the impression of the reality of such a situation, Williams represents his play as the construction of Tom Wingfield's memory. There are important autobiographical aspects in The Glass Menagerie and the characters which it depicts. These biographical connections are important in understanding the characters. Tennessee Williams himself admits the fact that his works are to some extent autobiographical ... in the mirror of the other's judgment. In virtue of this preoccupation with self-image and the psychological mirrors sustaining it, the world of the play is aptly named after gl...

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... house; causing the once beautiful furniture to be wrecked and leaving only their sad appearance to mourn for eternity. The corners of the house were dark and frightening yet the glass dome at the ceiling seemed to release a heavenly light on her. Laura had always felt attracted to the house in some way in which it seemed to her that it ... ...

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