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the freedom and opportunities offered by America. In other words, this immigrant mother means well. She simply wants her daughter ...

Tom is central to defining the family stratification in the play, and also shapes a distinct view of the way familial associations...

In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...

In six pages this paper analyzes the plays The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Night of the ...

slowly come to a point where he realizes he is out of time and "His mind has run out of control. He is confused and no longer able...

be physically there in the production; the idea that she has a handicap, according to Williams, need only be suggested. The proble...

This essay deal specifically with the character of Laura from The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The writer discusses her ...

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

In four pages this paper analyzes human dreams in a contrast and comparison of these two award winning American dramas. Two sourc...

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how the authors utilize symbolism in these respective works. Seven sources are c...

at home. He has to find some way to escape without destroying his family the way his father had sixteen years ago. It is for this ...

memory of past events. He explains that he will not be a narrator, "I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion t...

we look at the content of the play and how it may be staged we have a better idea of how to interpret the work. It is after lookin...

the additional mouth to feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of...

number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...

path to happiness. When Jim comes over for dinner on that fateful evening, he is in several instances cold and behaves selfishly....

around the characters. Through the decaying setting, and also a setting that is quite dreamlike, the story begins on a very allusi...

the one who is primarily the main focus of the play and it is her collection that bears the title of the story, as she collects gl...

scene begins Laura Wingfield (Karen Allen) and her gentleman caller Jim OConnor (James Naughton) are looking at Lauras "glass mena...

and makes his way to her dressing room. He knocks, but then quickly enters the room, knowing that she is expecting him. The dan...

of the American theater; it is also one of the first to combine realism and symbolism successfully. This paper discusses Williamss...

wall, "deserted his wife and children sixteen years earlier" (Koprince and Bloom). Tom describes him as a "a telephone man who fel...

quicksand. Daisy hide a deeper meaning to her character, and that character is evil due to the unthinking nature of her superficia...

In four pages a thematic analysis of The Glass Menagerie is presented. There are no other sources listed....

character of Laura is very illustrative of this, and she is somewhat reminiscent of such women as Ophelia, from Shakespeares Hamle...

his mother Amanda, and his sister Laura retreat into their own safe havens of illusion. As one critic observed, "No matter how ur...

function as one interfused mass of automatism" (Williams 3). This is a setting that exists perhaps in every large city in the na...

of Blue Mountains finest male suitors. She makes frequent mention of Blue Mountain and Blue Roses, and one can assume this symbol...

part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand, thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be seen...

in his pocket (Williams 22). He frequently reminds the audience that they are watching a "memory play," which means he possesses ...