How Does The Glass Menagerie Create Stress

In the film, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, the three main characters are affected by several problems that create stress in their relationship. Most of the problems are caused by the characters that live in a small apartment in a lower- middle-class St. Louis Tenement during the late 1930s. One of the problems that create stress is the broken relationship that Tom and Amanda have. Tom is forced to work in a shoe warehouse to support the family but dislikes it. The family does not have enough money and depends on him for a living. He is constantly frustrated of the routine of his job and escapes from it through movies, literature, and alcohol. Amanda does not support the idea of him wanting to become a poet and dislikes the fact that he always disappears in the nights. Tom's rebellious attitude creates tension between them for the reason that he always has to do what she says. Amanda always …show more content…
Laura was born with one leg shorter than the other and walks with a limp. She has withdrawn from the outside world since she is embarrassed by her disability. Her problem also caused her to become painfully shy and insecure. For that reason, she prefers to escape reality by highly devoting herself to her collection of glass figurines. Amanda does not want Laura to stay single and alone forever since she dropped out of Technical College. She also does not want to accept Laura has a problem and wants her to live a normal life like other women. Amanda convinces Tom to find her a suitor from the shoe warehouse to help solve their problems. Tom ends up finding a friend from the warehouse to meet Laura. The prospective suitor turns out to be engaged. Amanda decides to blame Tom for not knowing the truth. The two end up getting into a harsh argument causing Tom to flee the house. In the end, Tom decides to follow his fantasies away from his