The Glass Menagerie (Summary)

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The play “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams was published between 1941 and 1943 (Williams, 2011). It begins with Tom mentioning that the story is retold from his 1930’s memory in addition of a large screen for projecting images and pictures. It is also clear that Tom’s father abandoned them several years ago. When Tom is having dinner with Amanda (his mother) and Laura (a sister), Amanda expresses her desire to witness Laura having dates. This paper summarizes the entire play by discussing the main details of the play.
Laura describes Jim as a boy she used to love while in high school, thus introduces the glass menagerie fascination. This owes to the reality that Laura spends most of her time playing with her old phonograph records and her glass menagerie. The play progresses by Amanda being angered by Laura, who dropped out of a typing class because she (Laura) was shy. On Tom’s side, Amanda accuses Tom by calling him...