Glass Mengagerie Themes
The glass menagerie - williams autobiographyTennessee Williams' entire life was about escape and so it is not surprising that he should choose to emphasize this theme in many of his major works. "The Glass Menagerie" is an autobiographical story about his life and the struggles that he faced with his family and himself. The play mirrors many aspects of his young life, and emphasizes the need for escape in order to survive. The three main characters who illustrate this need most clearly are Amanda, Laura and Tom. Amanda Wingfield vividly depicts the likeness of Williams' real mother, Edwina Dakin Williams. She was an overbearing, manipulative hysterical woman who thrived on the memories of a better time, much like Amanda Wingfield does. Edwina was the puritanical daughter of an Episcopal rector and grew up in a comfortable, luxurious, wealthy southern lifestyle. Her removal from this lifestyle had devastating effects on her and the upbringing of her children. They fell into poverty and as a result of their financial strain and recent move to St Louis, she became constantly ill. After ongoing issues with abuse and neglect from her husband, Edwina turned her back on him and placed her entire focus on h
At home, his own father would call him "Miss Nancy". Williams called these bleak years, "Living Death". She does not see that Laura's life is not her own. The glass menagerie illustrates her difference and her delicacy, as the other symbols do, but it is also a "collection" of rarities, and so it could be inferred that in fact the menagerie is a morbidly ironic representation of the sanitarium where Rose is! ultimately force to live. 1321) Jim * "How about your mother?" (line 127, pg. Laura uses her victrola and collection of delicate glass ornaments to help maintain her fantasy world. She utilizes an almost hysterical mechanism of denial in order to cope. Her method of escape is to fall deep into the past and reminisce about her glory days. His sister Rose, represented by the character Laura Wingfield, was also very s!ensitive and suffered from schizophrenia. Their relationship growing up was very close and they had an almost psycho-spiritual kinship with each other. a mother deserted, [with] an unmarried sister who's crippled and has no job!" (line 320, pg. !Laura's character is very significant to Williams and therefore is surrounded in symbolism to enhance this importance. Louis he became ill, and the kids at school taunted him and called him "Sissy" because he was so weak and could not play baseball.
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