women yet. Amanda assumes that he will be the one for Laura.
             She has a difficult time distinguishing between reality from illusion. The
             same way she refuses to acknowledge Laura's handicap. She does not refer
             to it as a handicap, but rather as a ³little defect,² that is hardly
             In addition to the fire escape, Williams uses Laura's glass
             menagerie as an important symbol throughout the play. It represents
             Laura's sensitive nature and fragility. She is very innocent, very much
             like the glass that she polishes and looks at. Eventhough, it is very
             fragile, when put in the light the glass shines and produces a multitude of
             colors. This is the same way as Laura. When Laura is enrolled at the
             Business School she becomes very shy and embarrassed, hence
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