In the seven-scene play The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams, Amanda longs for her children to fulfill their dreams in life. I believe that this is partly because her husband left her and her family without any money and expected her to tend and care for her family by her self. She doesn't want her children to lead their lives as she does now. She tries to do anything that she can think of throughout the play because of her desire of her children's well being. She tries to convince Tom to stop smoking and to stop going to the "movies" so much. She even goes as far as setting Laura up with a "gentleman caller" for dinner one night.
             In scene seven of the play while Jim and Laura are dancing, they bump into the table and the glass unicorn falls off. During its' fall, the unicorn's horn breaks off. Laura doesn't seem to be upset about it, considering she told Jim that it was her favorite glass piece out of her whole collection. I believe that the horn breaking off of the unicorn symbolizes Laura. Before the horn broke off, the unicorn was different than all of the other horses, much like Laura is different than other girls because of her disability. I think the breaking of the horn is a negative symbol because Laura says to Jim, "The horn was removed to make him feel less freakish." I think that Laura feels "freakish" her self and wishes she could have something "removed" to make her feel more accepted.
             We find out that Tom leaves for good at the end of the play. I think that this action reveals both strength and weakness in Tom's character. He knows that his mother and sister depend on him to support the family. But at the same time, it would take a lot of strength to just get up and leave your home. Tom does this and doesn't even tell anyone. Much like his father, he walks out on his family. This is exactly what his mo...