The Glass Menagerie Character Analysis Essay

In the play The Glass Menagerie Laura is a character that many young women across the nation can easily relate to. Although she was crippled at a young age, Laura’s insecurities often times run her life. Like Laura, many women find their insecurities at the forefront of their minds. Laura is a shy, quiet and often times invisible character throughout the play. However, she is a strong, unique, and lovable character as well. Often times we see our flaws as a disadvantage and something that can only do a disservice. Flaws and imperfections make us all unique and that is what sets us apart from the other people in the world. Laura’s imperfections are often pointed out by her mother and she cannot help but see them in a dismal way. Throughout
In scene four the reader discovers how Laura plays as the peacekeeper in her family. It is not always that someone comes across a person that genuinely cares for the health, happiness, and well-being of others. Laura is one person who cares more than she should for those around her. After a fight with his mother, Laura tries to convince her brother Tom to make up with their mother. She says, “… Tom, speak to Mother this morning. Make up with her, apologize, speak to her!” (PG 938). It seems that the fight between Tom and his mother made Laura more upset than it did either of the two that were actually involved. Maybe this fact was one that led Laura to tell her brother to apologize. Throughout the entire play it was evident that Laura was unusually nervous. Her shyness and nervousness aside, she still had an enormous heart and cared about the opinions and lives of those around her. She was afraid to disappoint her mother, and she didn’t want to let down her brother. By remaining quiet and secluded Laura managed to elude any conflict that presented itself in front of her. Not only did she evade her own troubles, she helped her family to work out the troubles and fights that plagued their