The Glass Menagerie – Tennessee Williams

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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a poignant and timeless play that explores the complexities of family dynamics, dreams, and the struggles of personal identity.

The play follows the lives of a family of characters; the mother, Amanda Wingfield, and two adult children, Tom and Laura. The family has been abandoned by their father, and the son Tom supports the family with his wages as a worker at the local shoe factory. Amanda, the mother, is stuck in the past, reminiscing on her time as a debutante, and is yet concerned for the family’s financial well-being. She wants both her children to be working and signs her daughter up for typing school. She is overbearing and has high expectations for her son, Tom, who resents her demands.