... every man should be and as such an extreme, he is also presented with an extreme situation. "He is a superman among men" (G.W. Knight 38). As for The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), the idea conveyed in this play is that of image versus reality. The main theme of this play is about a frustrated family who are deserted by the father ... a womanlike shaking off of cares. Then a sudden return of apprehension and dread. She must bear it all alone. The catastrophe approaches, inexorably, inevitably. Despair, struggle, and disaster. The children: Nora plays with her childre...

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