The Role Of Laura Wingfield In The Glass Menagerie

American Idol, a television series where Americans participate in a singing competition, which has been produced for almost sixteen years. People from all around the country audition for and eventually the judges narrow the contestants down to the top twenty four supreme singers. Finally, only two singers remain, both showing impeccable singing talents, where the audience is faced with a difficult decision of who they want to win. Just as the audience is faced with the decision to choose a winner, in Tennessee William’s play, The Glass Menagerie, the three central characters all exhibit elaborate characteristics, making each one of them eligible for the protagonist role. Laura Wingfield, the youngest of the family and influence for the name of the play’s title, develops throughout the play …show more content…
In a divergent way, Tom Wingfield, Laura’s brother, is also a contender for the leading character because of his strong, idiosyncratic narration and through his thoughts and emotions displayed for the readers. Laura and Tom’s mother, Amanda Wingfield, illustrates her incessant involvement in familial conflicts, thus meeting the requirements as the central character in the play. Given these plausible rationales, all three characters contain complex qualities which enable them to become probable candidates for the role of the play’s protagonist. As a contestant for the main character, Laura Wingfield connects to the play’s title and symbols as well as displays extraordinary characteristics. William’s chooses to relate Laura with the title, The Glass Menagerie, through the symbolism of her glass unicorn, which signifies Laura’s differences from other girls in society. In more detail, the glass unicorn shows its significance when its horn breaks off