Character Analysis Of Laura In The Glass Menagerie

There are a variety of different people in this world. Each person may have a different persona or emit different feelings. Throughout our diverse time periods, certain personality traits may have been seen as the norm for each particular era. In the 1940’s there was a play which grasped the personality traits of that time, while comparing them to personality traits of earlier years. The productions name was The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie is a memory play based off the memory of one character named Tom Wingfield. His memories mainly focusing on his family before he abandoned them. Tom narrates the story, he informs the audience about the time with his mother Amanda and his sister Laura before he left home. He informs the audience about each character and what role they played. One particular character named Laura Wingfield, who played the part of Tom’s sister, played a crucial role in defining a diverse personality. Laura’s personality almost completely contrasted the personalities of her mother and brother, who were both egotistical and always arguing. Laura was a shy, unselfish, and a true rarity for her time. With the use of symbolism Laura’s personality traits became a main focus …show more content…
Laura obtained the quality of nervousness due to her disability, and this caused her to be a fragile individual much like the glass figurines she was so fond of. Being different in many charming ways asserted Laura’s rare nature as an old fashioned young woman in a modern world. Laura also portrayed a great deal of selflessness throughout the play, mostly toward her mother, even though she did not receive the same decency. The play exemplifies the different personality traits of each of its characters as being from different eras, allowing the audience to differentiate the characters and their