The Glass Menagerie

When people don’t like the situation they’re in, their first instinct is to escape it. In The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Tom Wingfield narrates the memory of a time when he worked or ran off to the movies, and when Amanda, his mother, was on a desperate hunt for a gentleman caller for his sister, Laura. While Tom struggles with his insatiable need for a change in life, his mom clings to the chance of reliving her convivial past through her daughter. Amanda escapes the present…

In O’Connor’s article, Confinement and Isolation in Menagerie, she claims that confinement is one of the main themes in The Glass Menagerie. She does so by highlighting Tom and Laura’s experiences. She first addresses Tom’s situation and how he is both physically and emotionally confined to the apartment and his family. He is confined to his dead-end warehouse job because he has to support Amanda and Laura. “This confinement keeps him from fulfilling his dreams” (O’Connor). When it comes to…

The submissions for this assignment are posts in the assignment's discussion. Below are the discussion posts for Lesli Robles, or you can view the full discussion. from Discussion #1 - The Glass Menagerie Aug 31, 2017 1:01pm Click to change profile picture for Lesli Robles Characters Amanda Wingfield(Mother) While she doesn’t intentionally mean to hurt her children, she does with her sense of not being able to come to terms with reality. She very clearly lives in a…

The Glass Menagerie Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was born and raised in Columbus Mississippi, on March 26, 1911. “Williams is famous for his many plays he has written throughout the years. Tennessee Williams was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose works include, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” (Biography.com) As a child Williams was carefree, along with his other two siblings, until his family moved to Missouri. "The carefree nature of his…

There are times in life that a person can feel as if they are trapped. People can be trapped by their parents, others by their own insecurities, and some by their past. In The Glass Menagerie, each character fights themselves with a different definition of captivity. Although the characters may seem as if they have could change their situations easily, there is no tangible or direct answers to the reasons people cling to the past. Although each character is unhappy with their lives, each…

In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams gives the name “Wingfield” to the main characters, implying a symbolic idea, also presented through an abundance of bird references throughout the acts. These allusions are used to distinguish internal and external conflicts of each character, as well as their traits and futures. Each character has unique traits that are expressed through references to the avian. Through allusions to the bird, Tom allows us to characterize his mother, Amanda. On…

Staging a play: The Glass Menagerie is Matija Ferlin’s abstract dance theatre performance based on Tennessee Williams’ brilliant play The Glass Menagerie. It was first staged late last year and has since received many positive reviews. Englist’s team was very fortunate to be able to attend the show for a very affordable price and even arrange a small discussion after the play with Matija Ferlin, the director, main choreographer, and dancer, Maja Delak, a dancer, and Luka Prinčič, the coordinator…

As a slight cripple, she shies away from the world, hiding among glass unicorns and other figurines, and listening to her phonograph records. The real world unnerves her, deeming her unable to even handle typing class at Rubicam’s Business College. She couldn’t even type from nerves, her hands jittering across the keys. And when she tried to take her speed typing test, she vomited on the floor, and almost had to be carried to the washroom. While she was supposed to be in class, Laura simply…

Our group’s version of the glass menagerie is set in the 1940s, the time it was originally created to be set in. However, our director, Allison, offered up the idea of taking a more liberal approach to the costume designs. She also wanted to put a modern spin on all aspects of the show (costuming included). In order to dress Amanda in a way that would fit this vision, I made her clothes classy, elegant, and a tad revealing, albeit cheaply made. All of her outfits are the less expensive…

Prompt #8 The Glass Menagerie 1. How do economic circumstances affect the actions of Tom, Laura, and Amanda? Tom: The way economic circumstances affected Tom is that he seems to be the only two of the three member in the family to earn money. It is clear that they’re not in a great financial situation and Tom is doing what he can to earn money in a shoe factory. However, you can tell that Tom is not happy being in the shoe factory. When he seems to be home, he always look so tired and just…