Tom of the Glass Menagerie Intro to Theatre Tom Wingfield was a very interesting character who had to live between the very conventional and materialistic worlds that he knew. The job that he held at the shoe warehouse was difficult for him to reconcile to himself as he knew that he was living contrary to what his heart was telling him. He‚ unlike his sister and mother‚ was a very free spirit. This spirit was stifled in order for him to continue to work in what was a dead end job
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play‚ The Glass Menagerie‚ each member of the Wingfield family has their own fantasy world in which they indulge themselves. However‚ some of the characters had the will to escape from their imaginary worlds‚ and that escape was represented by many symbols during the play‚ one of them were the fire escape. The fire escape which represents the one way excursion which Tom needed in order to find a temporary safe haven from the nagging of his mother‚ Amanda‚ and the responsibilities he had towards his
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individuality‚ leaving it plain and very lacking. Katherine Hepburn makes her T.V. Debut in this movie by playing Amanda Wingfield‚ the caring yet unrealistic mother of Tom(Sam Waterson) and Laura(Joanna Miles). Compared to the original script of this play‚ the dialogue was basically word for word. Though the correct words were delivered‚ I couldn’t help but wish they were delivered by other people. Amanda(Katherine Hepburn) spoke with such a strange and unintelligible accent that I probably only understood
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character‚ Amanda‚ from The Glass Menagerie is similar to Gilbert’s mother‚ Bonnie‚ from What’s Eating Gilbert Grape because their characteristics are alike and their major role in their respective stories. For Amanda’s character‚ “Don’t say crippled! You know that I never allow that word to be used!” (80) and “One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain-your mother received-seventeen!-gentleman callers! Why sometimes there weren’t chairs enough to accommodate them all” (33). This shows that Amanda really
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Symbolism is a major aspect in Tennessee William’s famous play‚ "The Glass Menagerie." On the surface‚ the short slice of life story seems to be simple. However‚ if the reader digs deeper they will find that there are several symbols that give the play a deeper meaning. Each character defines each symbol in a different way. Aside from character symbols‚ there is overall symbolism in this play. It is set in a memory‚ so it creates a soft‚ dream-like setting. This lends to the whole idea behind
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the narrator Tom Wingfield‚ after the argument with his mother at the end of scene three it becomes very clear that he is not happy with the direction his life is taking‚ he hates the job he is working and yearns for adventure telling his mother that “I go to the movies because I like adventure. Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work” (Williams‚ 1945‚ p.715) in that line I think Tom is trying to say that he uses the movies to escape from reality. Tom’s mother Amanda is also trying to
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escape is a way out of the almost fantasy-like world that Laura and Amanda live in and a way into the “real” world. For Laura‚ it works the opposite way. When she enters through the fire escape into the apartment‚ it’s like coming into her own created fantasy and keeps her out of the harsh reality of the outside world. Tom often goes out onto the landing to smoke‚ foreshadowing his final escape at the end of the play. When Amanda sends Laura to the store‚ she stumbles on her way out‚ almost as if
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bounds that the consequences may seem morally wrong. Although one’s intentions may seem purely good‚ it is the required action that can make one’s behavior appear purely evil. In the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ the narrator‚ Tom Wingfield feels confined at his job and in his own home‚ through which he feels the need to find a better life. Although Tom has good intentions to improve his life‚ he also has to decide whether he wants to abandon his family or not. Throughout the play‚
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only main income of a family of three. His mother Amanda Wingfield is a faded tragic remnant of southern gentility. His sister Laura lives in her illusions‚ she is crippled‚ and this defect‚ intensified by her mother’s anxiety to get her married. In their own rights this play could have 3 main characters. You can make a case for either one of them. Making a case for Laura might be a little harder and would just include more of her illusions‚ Amanda is a main character as they come but in my opinion
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3‚ 2012 Happiness versus Responsibility The characters in The Glass Menagerie have a conflict that all people have to face at least once‚ a decision between their right to pursue happiness or their responsibility to others. The members of the Wingfield family face this internal conflict in different ways. Each character is facing decisions of whether or not to be happy or do their duty as a family member. The characters make their decisions based on pursing happiness or carrying out their responsibility
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