Kyla Decker English 104 Abstract #3 Assignment 26 April 2012 The article I read was called ‘Through the Soundproof Glass’: The Prison of Self Conciousness in “The Glass Menagerie.” By the title alone‚ I had an idea that this was going to be an article trying to prove that because of Amanda‚ a selfish woman who desperately exploited that motherhood to her was a means of reliving “the legend of her youth‚” (1) had a direct impact on the self conscious minds of her children. She often talked
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The short play‚ “Glass Menagerie” written by Tennessee Williams focuses heavily on familial responsibilities. While in actuality‚ the play doesn’t touch on the subject explicitly‚ after close analysis there are many themes within that topic to be discussed. It is understood that this play‚ as many of Williams’ other works‚ reflects the living situation he grew up in. In this particular play‚ the father in the family has abandoned his family as well as responsibilities by leaving without a trace.
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representation of reality and not reality itself‚ which he himself referred to as the process of alienation‚ or that which is "necessary to all understanding." (Brecht 388) Such techniques‚ which Tennessee Williams clearly made use of in The Glass Menagerie‚ include the direct address of actors to the audience‚ unnatural stage lighting‚ and explanatory screens.
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extremely shy? In his drama‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ Tennessee Williams uses Laura’s character flaws‚ such as her disability and shyness to communicate the drama’s theme that fragility hides you from the world. Laura’s physical defect causes her to hides from the life outside her tenement. A comment from Jim‚ about the unicorn figurine‚ describes Laura’s life exactly. “Poor little fellow‚ he must feel sort of lonesome.” (83) Laura presents Jim with her favorite glass piece‚ the unicorn‚ and describes
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Amanda Wingfield In Tennessee Williams’s 1944 drama “The Glass Menagerie”‚ Amanda Wingfield is the main character and the story is of her raising her two children. Amanda Wingfield was raised as an affluent‚ prominent Southern Belle‚ but her husband was an alcoholic and left her with no money. For Amanda‚ less money meant a decline in societal class. In “The Glass Menagerie”‚ Amanda found it extremely difficult to accept her new social class because she was raised to value social distinction
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in a story influences the decisions they make later in life. It further develops the plot‚ leads to the climax‚ and‚ finally‚ the denouement. Many characters in The Glass Menagerie have to deal with certain circumstances‚ including the abandonment of different influential figures in their lives. In Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie‚ he utilizes the abandonment of Tom Wingfield‚ his father‚ and Jim O’Connor to illustrate the different types of negative emotinal influences it has on the characters
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In Tennessee Williams play The Glass Menagerie the narrator Tom Wingfield (Sam Watterson) is the protagonist. Although Tom’s interest are in literature and poetry he supports his mother and sister at a mediocre warehouse job and spends much of his time dreaming of adventure and a life outside of the dank and dismal apartment he shares with Laura (his crippled sister) and Amanda (his mother). Throughout the play Tom is struggling with the decision to join the Merchant Marines and embark on an adventure
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change and develop over the course of the story. They learn something or undergo a revelation that changes them in some fundamental way)‚ and Static (Static characters do not change‚ but remain the same throughout the story. In the play “The Glass Menagerie” the Static character is the mother
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One of the main themes in The Glass Menagerie is the pursuit of happiness. Throughout the book/playwright‚ the characters are constantly trying to make their life more enjoyable. The Screen images and phrases I have chosen reveal the theme of “pursuit of happiness”. When the screen legend displays the phrase “Ou sont les neiges d’antan” a sense of pursuit is created. Meaning “Where does the snow fall?”‚ the characters are looking for this hope‚ where snow resembles rebirth and a new hope. This search
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questioning of a moral code become criticisms towards the playwright. It is his perspective that is dominant and affecting meanings into the play. In return‚ the audience sees the play through this narrow perspective. On the other hand‚ The glass menagerie finds deeper approaches to sociology through meticulously characterizing its characters. The use of "surrealism" here‚ a successor of the realism approach‚ can be spotted in a series of occurrences and psychological deformities (not necessarily
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