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    In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ this is demonstrated twice-- first with the father‚ then with Tom himself. Tom takes after his father‚ who “was a telephone man who fell in love with long distances; he gave up his job... and skipped the light fantastic out

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    It is easy to hurt others The role of “mother” is pretty vital in most people’s mind. In the story “Paper Menagerie”‚ the narrator‚ Jack‚ treats his mother different. In his childhood‚ he likes his mom very much. However‚ because he is a Chinese‚ he is discriminated by other American. He thinks it is all his mother’s fault. As he grows up‚ he realizes that the discrimination from others is not his mother’s fault neither not his fault which because he is a Chinese. However‚ he pays a hefty price for

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    Shannon Miller Prof Luciano 11 April 2013 Comp 111 Amanda Wingfield: A Woman of the Past The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play about a family filled with characters who view time and their lives very differently. Tom lives his life very much in the present while his sister Laura lives her life barely at all. Then‚ there is their mother Amanda. Amanda almost lives her life I denial‚ not as much as Laura though of course. She perceives time in a unique way by never actually living

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    In Tennessee William’s play of The Glass Menagerie‚ the characters have difficulty accepting reality and the impossibility of escape. Amanda Wingfield‚ the mother‚ unlike her children‚ she is vulnerable to real-world values and longs for social and financial success. Her attachment to these values is what prevents her from finding out a number of truths about her life. Laura‚ Amanda’s daughter‚ finds herself in a private world in which she lives is populated by glass animals—objects that‚ like her

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    Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie” uses it’s brilliant mood‚ quirky characters‚ and interesting story to draw in many readers. Set in 1937 in the city of St. Louis‚ the charming tale takes place in an apartment shared by a mother‚ her daughter‚ and her son. The mother‚ Amanda Wingfield‚ lives in the past‚ and uses her fond memories to lecture her kids about life. It’s clear‚ though‚ that she only wants the best for her children Tom and Laura Wingfield‚ whom of which are both adults. In

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    Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie Symbolism plays a fundamental part in Tennessee Williams’s play‚ “The Glass Menagerie”. Examples of the use of symbolism include the fire escape‚ as an escape from the family‚ the phonograph‚ as an escape from reality‚ the unicorn‚ as a symbol for Laura’s uniqueness and the father’s photograph‚ representing something different to each character. Through recognition of these symbols‚ a greater understanding of the play’s theme is achieved. Throughout

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    How does Williams develop the Character of Amanda Wingfield in Act One of The Glass Menagerie? During Act One of The Glass Menagerie‚ Amanda Wingfield faces the revelation that her daughter Laura has not been attending business college‚ but has instead been “going out walking”‚ and after a brief period of despondency decides that Laura needs to get married. Throughout‚ it is clear that Williams intends for Amanda to be seen as misguided rather than malicious; her motivation for actions that

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    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.?The first symbol‚ presented in the first scene‚ is the fire escape.?This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the Wingfields and the world of reality.?This "bridge" seems to be a one way excursion.?But the direction varies for each character.

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    An Analysis of the Fable‚ Parable‚ and Tale Fiction as defined in our textbook is a name for stories not entirely factual‚ but at least partially shaped‚ made-up‚ or imagined. Fiction stories can sometimes take the mind to places that are far away from reality‚ but add a lesson that aids in real-life application. In this essay I will discuss the three traditional forms of storytelling‚ which are fables‚ parables‚ and tales. Well to begin with the fable is known as a brief story that sets forth

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    explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form‚ or even a traditional story that was usually about the gods and their accomplishments. The Greeks in this case have believed in over two hundred gods‚ and were known for the myths and fables the Greek society contained. In Greek society death was not a glorious thing‚ the dead were considered helpless‚ pathetic‚ and a disgrace. Terrible sinners that died were brought to either three regions of where the dead would end up going based on

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