The Glass Menagerie

The pressures of society in The Glass Menagerie push Laura Wingfield to be a shy girl who does not have any contact with the outside world. Laura’s biggest flaw, her slight limp, cause her to shut out the world and become a hermit. Amanda, her mother, pushes her to go to college and find a man whom will take care of her. However, Laura’s insecurities kick in and she just about throws up during her first speed test in college, which shows just how serious her situation is. Her personality shines through her glass animals, whom she cares for with great tenderness. Laura has withdrawn from the real world and gone into a make-believe world which she creates from her set of glass menagerie.

Yes, Laura is like a child, living in a little girl's dream of fascinating glass sculptures and amusing herself with them, but the moment she is pulled away from them, the moment she is dragged out from under her shell, she finds herself vulnerable and naïve. She cannot express herself anymore and therefore lapses into silence and shyness. Her life is full of fear of what others may think of her; it is controlled by a paranoia built up over the years which could have been avoided if only Laura had had more confidence in herself. If only she had been stronger. However, her character will always remain a weak one and despite everyone else's efforts to help her, only she can help herself, but if she never takes the first step to do that, then this is the way her life shall always remain. In scene seven, we see that Jim, Laura's so-called gentleman-caller, manages to open her up a little and gets her to talk about herself. At this point, we believe that she is finally coming out of her shell by herself and learning to overcome her shyness. Here, Laura is like the "unicorn" glass piece whereby her "horn" or the barricade she built around herself is broken and now she becomes "just like the other horses." "Now he will feel more at home with the other horses, the one's that don't have horns..." Sadly, Laura only ends up extremely hurt when she finds out Jim is engaged to Betty. After all that talking, dancing, and even kissing,

Laura is the character in the story that everyone feels compassion for once they finish reading. She’s different from the other characters. For some different is bad for others different is good. Tom

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. According to 1930’s societal norms, man is responsible for his family. However, in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Tom deserts his family in their time of need. In trying to find his freedom, Tom commits the reprehensible action of abandoning his family.

Comparisons and contrasts in The Glass Menagerie In searching at each the movie and the e-book of The Glass Menagerie, it's miles clear that there may be a larger range of similarities between that two works than there are contrasts. Likewise, it is clear that every work had its first-rate and shortcomings in connection to the subsequent portrayal of The Glass Menagerie. within the play and movie, The Glass Menagerie, through Tennessee Williams, it's miles obvious that the 2 portrayals of the work had massive likenesses and contrasts that influence unique mind-units for the organization of onlookers, for example, additives of the play and the movement picture, non-verbal communique, light and song within the movement photo, pictures, and settings of the play and movement image.

German writer Gertrud von Le Fort once said, "Symbols are the language of something invisible spoken in the visible world." The Glass Menagerie author, Tennessee Williams, does just that by using symbols to show the main themes in the play. Some of the main themes, represented by symbols, Williams uses are memories, living in the past, hope, feeling trapped, insecurity, and adventure and escape. Writers use symbols to help bring meaning and emotion to the story. Symbolism helps the play or story become more powerful and memorable to the viewer or reader.

Essay for the glass menagerie Why do people long to escape? Sometimes in life people long to escape the reality there living and step into a world they can control and enjoy. In the play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams the playwright suggests that when life becomes too difficult people long to escape their reality. In the play, the people who wish to escape their reality is Tom, his sister Laura and mother Amanda.

Mothers are typically seen as kind, loving, and nurturing, at least in a perfect world, that’s how they are. Rather, in the real world many of us wish that is how all mothers are. Various situations can lead to a woman to be too mothering. It is a factor that transcends real life. This conflict causing dynamic is very prevalent in numerous stories, films, and plays. Two plays where it is shown in significance are Machinal and The Glass Menagerie. In both cases, the actions taken by the mother roles in the shows, resulted in some of the character’s roles ending in unfortunate events of some sort.

The Glass Menagerie-Alesha Jeter ITR 2 Summary: In Modern American Drama, we read a play by Tennessee Williams titled Streetcar Named Desire. This play is about the mental decline of a woman named Blanche Dubois who goes to live with her sister for a while. Her husband, who was actually gay, had killed himself and the rest of her family is dead as well. The play that I read in comparison was a play titled The Glass Menagerie, also by Tennessee Williams. This play is about a woman named Amanda Wingfield, her daughter Laura, and her son Tom.

The Glass Menagerie The characters from the play, all have their own unique traits. The society in The Glass Menagerie is one that affects Laura deeply, causes her to live in her own illusions. Their society expects women to have a husband that would provide security for them. Laura is one who cannot fit into her society, even if she tries.

Through his play “The Glass Menagerie”, author Tennessee Williams provides a numerous number of themes to reflect aspects of his life. Of such themes, Williams uses the idea of escape, vulnerability and deceit to create ways in which he can include segments of his life. From the themes listed in his play, Williams is able to create a scene which represents the hidden views of the average american family. Due to the way in which Williams includes aspects of his life in “The Glass Menagerie”, he was able to bring a form of realism to the play.

The twentieth century was a century full of memorable events. These events influence most everything going on around them. Tennessee Williams’s play, The Glass Menagerie, influenced twentieth century American theatre and continues to influence theatre to this day.

In ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Laura was considered a very strong, independent and unique character. During this play Laura overcame mental, emotional and physical obstacles, these proved just how strong and independent she really is. Laura was a stronger character than her mother, Amanda.

“The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is… not realistic” (Williams 1155). This quote was in the beginning of the memory play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Memories can often appear genuine, especially if attached to intense emotions. Emotions can severely alter memories, and can even fabricate new ones.

Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie relives the horrors of the Great Depression and the effects it had on many people's lives. The story is in many ways about the life of Tennessee Williams himself, as well as a play of fiction that he wrote. However, the story is based on Tennessee and his family's struggle to emotionally deal with the harsh realities that followed the crash of 1929 (807).