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Thursday, March 15, 2007
i need this later
Bell 1
Cameron Bell
Ms. Estrada
English 2
15 March 2007
Throughout their lives, humans come in contact with many things that reflect themselves in some way. They also come in contact with certain objects that they see as more than what they are. A prime example can be seen in Tennessee Williams poetic memory play, The Glass Menagerie. This examples name is Laura Wingfield. She is shy, insecure, easily upset, and lives with her mother. Amanda, and her brother, Tom. Tom works at a warehouse to support the family. In the play, each character can be associated with objects found throughout the apartment. The most obvious of these symbols are traced back to Laura. Williams uses the symbols of the glass menagerie, blue roses, and the victrola to develop Laura’s fragility, uniqueness, and inability to handle difficult situations.
Laura’s collection of glass represents her mental and physical fragility. One example of this is when Amanda sends her out to get the groceries: “…I’m all right. I slipped, but I’m all right.” (29). Laura slipping on the steps shows two things: one, she cannot function in the real world. And two, she has no stability on her own. Another example that supports this is during the speed test at the college: “I-threw up-on the floor!”(15). Laura couldn’t handle the pressure of the speed test and wound up vomiting. When she is put into pressured situations, due to her lack of self-confidence, she becomes physically ill. A final example of this is when Tom’s coat hits the shelf, causing one of her glass pieces to break: “My glass-menagerie…”(24) After an argument between Tom and Amanda, Tom, frustrated with the difficulty of his overcoat, throws it. It then hits the shelf, and breaks some glass. In the preceding argument, Laura is described as fragile. These examples show how Laura relates to her glass.
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