The Glass Menagerie
The play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams usesmany symbols which represent many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference between The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire escape. This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the Wingfields and the world of reality. This "bridge" seems to be a one way passage. But the direction varies for each character. For Tom, the fire escape is the way out of the world of Amanda and Laura and an entrance into the world of reality. For Laura, the fire escape is a way into her world. A way to escape from reality. Both examples can readily be seen: Tom will stand outside on the fire escape to smoke, showing that he does not like to be inside, to be a part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in
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Approximate Word count = 662
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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