Readers, young and old can all relate to the timeless symbolism and themes that intertwine into a seamless work of powerful messages in the play. Tom Wingfield, who acts as both a character and narrator throughout the play, best relates to me personally through the many personality traits he exemplifies and hopes and dreams that he holds dear. His want to experience "adventure", his use of poetry as an escape from real life problems, and his never-dying feeling of being contained by his own family all relate to personal experiences I have felt at some point in time in my life. Although Tom tends to like the rest of his family, escape into fantasies, the drama reveals many similarities between the personalities of the character Tom and myself, and we both feel trapped by the ones we love.
             At some point in every person's life, one can feel a sense of entrapment by their own family. Tom Wingfield loves his family dearly and feels loyal to his mother and elder sister. At the same time, Amanda and Laura's unbelievable dependency on Tom as their security, protection, and income can often consume him. Their need for his presence at home makes him feel stuck, isolated from the rest of the world, always to work and provide for his family, never able to live on his own. Although I do not feel trapped as Tom does, I feel contained at home, unable to express my true thoughts and feelings. Not exactly my family, but my present life in Pennsylvania seems to trap me into a future full of regrets. I feel a connection with Tom Wingfield no only because we both feel trapped by personal life experiences, but we also have a desire to expand upon our deepest ambitions and experience authentic adventure.
             My personality shares many similarities with the traits of Tom, as we both aspire to achieve greatness and success while at the same time experiencing thrills and excitement. Many times throughout the drama Tom expresses his long to escape, tra...