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    express themselves indirectly on delicate or controversial matters. In the play The Glass Menagerie‚ by Tennessee Williams‚ Williams uses many symbols‚ which represent many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference between reality and illusion‚ displaying how the characters are separated from reality. The symbol of the glass menagerie is the set of glass menagerie itself‚ representing the bridge between the illusory world of the Wingfield’s

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    Analysis of the Glass Family: Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness American Writer J.D. Salinger is most well known for his 1951 work of Catcher in the Rye. Barring public opinion‚ and relying on my own‚ Salinger’s best work was his creation of the Glass family. Giving birth to this fictional family with the introduction and sudden suicide of the eldest member of the Glass family‚ Seymour‚ Salinger continued publishing stories about the Glass until 1965. The story of the Glass family is a complicated

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    The Glass Menagerie Essay With the exception of a few select books‚ almost all books have symbols that represent greater ideas‚ concepts‚ or lessons. Symbols are a discreet way for an author to share these things with out saying them blatantly to the readers face. They can be objects that represent the author’s life. They can be people that represent more than just a person but an idea. The Glass Menagerie has many symbols including fire escapes‚ a glass menagerie‚ and Jim‚ the gentleman caller

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    Shattered Glass This movie concentrates on the journalist Stephen Glass a 25-year-old rising star at The New Republic‚ wrote dozens of high-profile articles for a number of national publications in which he made things up. Stephen‚ who fabricated a number of articles to impress his readers‚ has been one of the most respected journalists in The New Republic. Stephen Glass was making up stories to impress people‚ and he said it was because he loved the electricity of people liking his stories.

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    The Glass Menagerie is a memory play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams is a play‚ which effectively illustrates a character‚ Tom who struggles with his principles. The Glass Menagerie is one of Tennessee Williams most renowned piece of work. Often referred to as a ’memory play’‚ both the style and content of The Glass Menagerie are shaped and inspired by the memory of the play’s narrator‚ Tom Wingfield. The Glass Menagerie deals with a strong mix of emotions‚ including sadness‚ loneliness

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    Generally‚ the title of a work of literature exposes the principal concept that the author is trying to convey. Other compositions reveal the significance of their appellation only gradually. In "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams‚ the intent of the play’s label is shown through the writer’s use of contrast‚ repetition‚ allusion‚ and point of view. First‚ Williams illustrates the polarity between Laura’s relationship with her delicate animal collection and the real world. Laura Wingfield

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    DETERMINING FLAT GLASS MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS. A dissertation submitted to St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce. 2010 Name: Urvashi Suraiya Semester: VI Room Number: 32 Roll Number: 1006 CONTENTS Declaration 4 Acknowledgements 5 Abstract 6 PART ONE 1. Introduction 7 2. Methodology 9 3. Literature Survey 10 PART TWO 4. Flat Glass Manufacturing:

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    In the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams there is a since of fantasy and escape among the characters. They all live in there own type of world. Tom Wingfield‚ our narrator’s sister Laura is in a crippled world of her own. She lives in a world where it consist of phonography records and her favorite glass animals‚ she lives in a world of confinement and dependency. Amanda Wingfield‚ Tom’s mother lives in a world of the past‚ she feels trapped by the life she was given. She did not choose to be

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    made up family includes-Laura‚ a sweet‚ shy girl who thinks she’s cripple‚ Amanda‚ a nostalgic widow‚ and Tom‚ a rebellious‚ adventurous son. An additional character is added named Jim‚ a mistaken gentleman caller. These four characters meet in The Glass Menagerie‚ an award winning and Broadway expressionistic hit play made by Tennessee Williams. The drama portrays Laura’s endeavors with her so called "condition"‚ family‚ and more importantly love. However this changes when Jim comes to the Wingfield

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    The Power of Light A Candle light is the most primitive of lights‚ but it serves a different purpose than illuminating a room in The Glass Menagerie‚ written by Tennessee Williams. Williams uses the contrast between light and darkness to symbolize and emphasize the powerful moments that occur in the play. Although Williams uses these mechanics‚ the candle light of course has deeper meaning within the context of the story. Being the weakest of lights‚ the candle light is easily extinguished‚

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