The Glass Menagerie
Authors always have to make choices when writing literature. Thus, in The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee William chooses to create Amanda as a character to serve the purpose of preparing her children, Tom and Laura, for what the future may bring, in hopes of preventing the same shock that her life has caused her. Amanda¡¦s character brings out one of the most prominent and urgent themes of The Glass Menagerie, which is the difficulty people have in accepting and relating to reality. The members of the Wingfield family are all unable to overcome that difficulty, and each, as a result, withdraws into a private world of illusion where he or she finds the comfort and meaning that the real world does not seem to offer. Like her children, Amanda withdraws from reality into fantasy. However, she is convinced that she is not doing so and, consequently, makes efforts to engage with people and the world outside her family. Amanda tried to prepare Tom for this personal sacrifice of postponing his dream for his family by telling him ¡§the world is full of young men employed in warehouses and offices and factories¡¨ who find ¡§adventure in their careers¡¨ (27). Amanda also focuses on convincing her daughter, Laura that she is n
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 1915
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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