The Glass Menagerie The glass menagerie is a superb work of art by Tennessee Williams. It is a play that highlights the various realities and desperations of its characters in their response to a confused society. Williams has an admirable talent for creating a play that’s genre is serious and has a tragic ending; yet he keeps the story interesting to the audience whether it be through reading it as a text or in the theater. The story of the Glass Menagerie is an emotional recount of memories
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The Glass Menagerie Questions 1. The dreams contrast with the reality of Wingfield’s existence day-to day because Amanda is not accepting the reality of her existence‚ but referring to where she used to live and the old “Southern Bell” attitude. She pushes very hard for her daughter to had the same dreams that she does but she does not see really what her daughter wants for herself. 2. The menagerie suggests fragility and beauty. Laura is a fragile person who is also beautiful. She is easily broken
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Tom’s’ memories of his life prior to the war when he was living with Amanda and Laura. Tom Wingfield is a determined young man. He has decided against everyone else in his family’s wishes that he wants to leave the dismal life of a factory job‚ to pursue a chance in the Merchant Marines. He realizes that he would be running off like his father and this is probably the only thing that kept him from leaving this long. Amanda‚ Tom’s mother‚ deep down knows the day is coming that Tom will leave. She
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predominant as the other two families. In The Glass Menagerie‚ Tom‚ Laura‚ Amanda and Amanda’s absent husband are also a dysfunctional family. Family is important to the main characters in each of these texts‚ as it is the source of their values‚ morals and beliefs. Tom Wingfield‚ from The Glass Menagerie‚ is a young man who wants to explore the world and go on breathtaking adventures. His father left his mother‚ Amanda‚ for this reason when Tom was a young boy. Tom has been the man of the house
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return and face their own reality. In Tennessee William’s play The Glass Menagerie‚ each member of Wingfield family refuse to accepting their realities by set themselves in the fantasy world that they had created to avoid the reality. Sadly‚ no matter how hard they try to escape‚ in the end‚ they still had to face the cruel‚ brutal world they had try to escape in a long time. In The Glass Menagerie‚ Amanda escape the reality by went into the world of memories and dream. She refused to accept the way
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actually attained in this film‚ however there was a desire from the mother‚ Amanda‚ for restoration. This movie is not a good depiction of restoration because no restoration actually takes place. A simple definition of restoration is putting things back to the way they were. Laura has always been aloof and crippled‚ and Tom never seemed to be interested in the reality in front of him so there is nothing to put back. Amanda is however trying to recreate her youth through the many reminiscing’s of her
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1. How do Amanda’s dreams for her daughter contrast with the realities of the Wingfields’ day-to-day existence? The dream Amanda has for her daughter contrasts with the reality of the Wingfield’s existence‚ because Amanda is not accepting the reality of her own existence‚ she is constantly referring to her past life; a Southern belle with many Gentlemen callers. She convinces herself that Laura can live the life she expected to continue for herself‚ not realizing her daughter does not share her
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Tennessee Williams is one of the most significant playwrights of the twentieth century‚ and almost certainly the most important of American Southern Dramatists. He is distinguished for his psychologically complex dramas that explore isolation and miscommunication within families and small groups of misfits and loners. Breaking from the realistic tradition in American Drama‚ Williams introduced his concept of the “plastic” theater by incorporating expressionistic elements
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Theatre in America during the 1930s. During the 1930s‚ the American Dream had become a nightmare because of the Great Depression. The sudden drop in stock exchange had threatened the land. What was once the land of optimism‚ had become the land of despair. The promise for success was clearly not fulfilled. Americans started to question and blame the government (rebelling). Society had led to a theatre that was politically and socially conscious The vision of the American Dream is broad‚
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House” and Amanda Wingfield in “The Glass Menagerie”‚ are both iconic figures that play an important role in their respective plays. These characters are similar as well as different in comparison. Both Nora and Amanda are seen as a very good mother. They also are not in touch with the reality. The difference between Nora and Amanda is that Nora wanted the freedom from her husband‚ whereas on the other hand‚ Amanda felt helpless after she lost her husband. Another difference between Amanda and Nora
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