... appears on the screen as the scene begins. Laura is polishing her collection of glass as Amanda mounts the steps outside. Amanda's face shows the evidence that something has happened. When Laura hears Amanda, she hides her ornaments and plants herself in front of a diagram of a keyboard. Amanda goes through a melodramatic routine of tearing up the keyboard diagram and speaking vaguely about deception before Laura ... can extract what exactly has happened. Amanda did not go to her Daughters of the American Revolution meeting because she stopped by Rubicam Business College to speak to Lau...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... bulb that exposes Blanche's aging face. This symbolizes Blanche's aging ideals. Kernan explains that she turns away from the misery of reality at Belle Reve to her fairy tale romantic endeavors. Blanche, when accused of deliberate deception says only, "I didn't lie in my heart." As an educated audience, we know her heart not to be completely down-to-earth. Kernan expands ... but she chooses to ignorantly disregard it. Tennessee Williams has a flair for writing about reality clashing with fantasy in some of his plays. In The Glass Menagerie, Laura's unrealistic grasp on life clashes wit...

• Word Count: 2772
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School