Themes of The Glass Menagerie

A detailed Summary of Themes of The Glass Menagerie

"The Glass Menagerie" is a play that contains intense human

feelings; frustration, shyness, regretfulness, anger, and sadness. The play

is set in the apartment of the Wingfield family. In this cramped, dinghy

place lives three characters; Amanda, Laura, and Tom, who are desperate

Amanda is a shrew, she wants to live through her daughter, Laura.

Her dream is for her daughter to marry to a well-educated man and

support her throughout the rest of her life. Amanda always make

complaining remarks about her husband who had left her with Tom and

Laura. Amanda nags Tom for spending too much time watching movies

instead of working and finding a suitable for Laura. She likes to brag about

how many Gentleman callers came to her house to pursue her.

Tom is the narrator of the play. Hi

detests when his mother tell him what to do and how to do it, sometimes

glass collection, fragile in every sense. As an effect of a childhood illness,

responsibilities of taking care of his mother and sister. He wishes to have a

Tom escapes in more than one way, first is the fire escape which

Laura is shy and has a low self-esteem. She is compared to her

relieves in playing the same old record day after day. Across their

Approximate Word count = 561
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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