Amanda, the mother of the family, cares for her children (Laura and Tom) a great deal, perhaps too much. Seeing as how she is older and without a husband, she makes it her business to orchestrate the marriage plans of her daughter, Laura; of course, with the underlying intention of making sure she herself is taken care of. She is unable to see Laura as what she is--- a cripple; she has the ideal plan in her head for Laura to meet and marry the perfect gentleman caller, and live happily

Throughout the play, Williams is careful to incorporate the use of music that fits whatever the mood is of that particular scene. The music is a major factor in his making the distortion obvious to the audience. It is often low and eerie, but does shift to fit different situations. The music tends to set the mood of the scene.

Williams also manages to add an element of distortion to the set. For example, Laura's collection of glass figures (which Amanda calls her little glass menagerie). The collection serves as a parallel to Laura's condition. She is surrounded by people just like her, her equals, but she is unable to get over her defect, which in actuality is almost unnoticeable to others. Therefore, she chooses to sit on the sidelines of life, rather than take part in the fun that she could be having, just like the figurines of her glass menagerie

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