The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a story about a mothers desire, a brothers help, and a gentlemen caller – all who try and help a crippled girl named Laura. Laura has been crippled since childhood and walks with a leg brace. Painfully shy, she is happiest when playing old records and polishing her collection of glass animals (the glass menagerie of the title). Laura’s obsession with her “glass menagerie” is the strongest example of escapism in the play.Tom (Laura’s brother) is the main source of financial support for himself, his mother and sister, and so he goes dutifully to work every morning at the Continental Shoemakers warehouse, settling for a proletarian existence while his poetic soul yearns for adventure. Amanda (Laura’s mother) tries to make the best of the situation by pointedly ignoring Tom’s disappointment while nagging at him to cheer up and chew his food. Her constant carping would be enough to annoy anyone, but it is particularly difficult for Tom to stomach, so he self-medicates with movies and alcohol. Tom would likely have left long ago had
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Amanda Laura, Laura Jim, Amanda Lauras, Jim Laura, Laura Laura, Lauras Tom, Glass Menagerie, Tom Lauras, Continental Shoemakers, glass animals, glass menagerie, care glass animals, jim laura, care glass,
Approximate Word count = 714
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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