The Glass Menagerie is set in the Wingfield family apartment which is located in the city of St. Louis. They lived in poverty, and each member of the family found themselves escaping their own lives and withdrawing into a world of misconception. The play tells a story of a family triangle, in which Tom is the central character in the play. Throughout the play Tom open doors and was also in control of it. Anger and rage was portrayed, but the family loved each other. This play can be described as a memory play because it is the reflection of Tom’s pass. There are five symbols in this play. For instance, the glass menagerie, the picture of the father, the fire escape, the movie, Blue Roses and Jim. All of these symbols represent the character’s
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The glass unicorn became an important symbol in the story because it represents her. When Jim was introduced to the glass unicorn, Laura had explained to Jim that the unicorn was different from the horses because the unicorn was the only one that had a horn. However, while Jim was dancing with Laura he bumped the table and the unicorn fell to the ground. The horn of the unicorn broke off. This incident showed that Laura was no longer alone in her world of glass animals. For instance, Laura describes the glass animals to Jim, she exclaims that …show more content…
He asserted that he loves the adventure. "I go to the movies because- I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies" (pp. 258). In regards to Laura, escape is hiding inside the apartment. She led a life of simplicity and she had a difficult time dealing with the outside world. Tom’s mother was also trying to escape from her own empty life. She always wanted to marry a wealthy man, but she married Tom’s dad who was a telephone man that abandon her and the children. Amanda was afraid that her daughter would grow old without a gentleman caller. She explain her concerns to Tom: "We have to be making plans and provisions for her. She just drifts along doing nothing. It frightens me terribly how she just drifts along" (pp. 259
The glass unicorn became an important symbol in the story because it represents her. When Jim was introduced to the glass unicorn, Laura had explained to Jim that the unicorn was different from the horses because the unicorn was the only one that had a horn. However, while Jim was dancing with Laura he bumped the table and the unicorn fell to the ground. The horn of the unicorn broke off. This incident showed that Laura was no longer alone in her world of glass animals. For instance, Laura describes the glass animals to Jim, she exclaims that …show more content…
He asserted that he loves the adventure. "I go to the movies because- I like adventure. Adventure is something I don't have much of at work, so I go to the movies" (pp. 258). In regards to Laura, escape is hiding inside the apartment. She led a life of simplicity and she had a difficult time dealing with the outside world. Tom’s mother was also trying to escape from her own empty life. She always wanted to marry a wealthy man, but she married Tom’s dad who was a telephone man that abandon her and the children. Amanda was afraid that her daughter would grow old without a gentleman caller. She explain her concerns to Tom: "We have to be making plans and provisions for her. She just drifts along doing nothing. It frightens me terribly how she just drifts along" (pp. 259