... for such adventure. However, he has no patience and he desires adventure immediately, justifying his eagerness to leave. In the end of the play, Tom is able to escape the Wingfield house in a physical sense, but is unable to truly escape due to his emotions. Tom tells: I descended the steps of the fire escape for a last time, and followed, from then ... as a means of temporarily escaping, yet he is not actually able to leave. Likewise, when he finally does depart from the Wingfield house, he is still unable to fully escape and he remains in the same situation as before. Tom Wingfield ye...

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• Grade Level: High School