Why Is Amanda Wingfield Stronger Than Her Mother

Everyone has been in the position of watching one of their parents try to do something that they know they could do faster and easier. Whether it is mowing the yard or fixing the computer, everyone has at least one way in which they are stronger than their parents. Laura Wingfield is stronger than her mother, Amanda Wingfield, in many ways. Although Amanda is older and wiser than Laura, Laura still has a greater psychological tenacity because she endures more obstacles, is independent, and accepts her fate. In Tennessee William’s play, The Glass Menagerie there are many ways that show how Laura is stronger than her mother. First, Laura endures more obstacles than Amanda. In scene two, Amanda is talking to Laura about her disability pleurosis. Amanda says, “Why you’re not crippled, you just have a little defect,” (Williams 17). In this quote Amanda is indirectly giving one of the reasons as to why Laura is stronger. This reason is, she endures more obstacles such as a disability or a defect. This specific quote is important to not only the story but also this essay because it completely supports the first reason of why Laura is the stronger one between Amanda and Laura.
In scene one Laura is sitting down in the kitchen speaking to Amanda and Tom about how she has never had any gentleman callers. She says, “I’m not expecting any gentleman callers,” (Williams 7). While what Laura says is true, this quote also reveals that Laura has never had a gentleman caller and most likely never will have one. This is an important part of the play because it shows that Laura has been going through life just fine without any gentleman callers, which shows that she is independent. This proves the second reason as to why Laura is stronger than Amanda because Laura is more