Glas Menagerie
Glass Menagerie: Jim and Laura's relationship In the story, The Glass Menagerie, by, Jim is basically an all around nice guy. He is very confident and is friendly to everyone, and an example of this is that he calls Laura "Blue Roses". He was being friendly when he nicknamed her that, but otherwise, they really did not talk to each other. That was basically under the only circumstances that they actually talked. Laura however, was the exact opposite when it came to confidence. Because of her disability, which no one really probably even notices, Laura's confidence is very poor. Jim, however, tries to help Laura gain self-confidence in her. Jim is very confident about himself: however, Laura is not. Evidence to prove Jim's confidentiality in himself is when Tom is telling us about Jim, "He seemed to move in the continual spotlight...He was always running or bounding, never just walking."(Pg.61)
B. Jim's Confidence/Laura's Confidence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ other hand, has only one fond memory of high school, and that memory is Jim. She remembers Jim as the perfect guy that everyone likes. She liked him too, just because he took the time to give her a nickname and inquire about her health. Other than that, her memories of high school were all bad. As she would always say, "I had that brace on my leg... I had to go clumping all the way up the aisle with every one watching! (pg.94) Laura remembers high school as a time where everyone was making fun of her because of her disability. In reality though, hardly anyone, if anyone, even noticed. How this all ties in with Jim and Laura's relationship now, is that it is still almost the same, with a few slight changes. Laura is still as unconfident about herself as she was in high school, but by the end of the text, Jim has help
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Approximate Word count = 634
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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