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The Glass Menagerie
ByTennessee Williams
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About the Play
• American Drama.• Title itself is a Symbol.• Action – St Louis (Town in Southern Part of
America).• Memory Play.• Tom – Narrator and Son of Amanda.• Four Character.• One invisible Character – Mr. Wingfield• Psychological Drama.
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Major Characters
• Amanda – Mother.• Laura – Daughter.• Tom – Son.• Jim ‘O’ Conner – Gentleman Caller (Amanda’s
Dream Gentleman Caller for her Daughter).
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Minor Character
• Mr. Wingfield
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SCENE 6
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Tom Introducing Jim
• Tom and Jim were School Mates.• Jim was the class Hero.• Basketball Player, Class Leader, Lead Choir etc.• In job Tom has a friendly terms with Jim only.• Tom remembering his past glory.• Jim also got affection with Tom to work along with
other workers in warehouse.• Tom always wrote poetry.• Jim gave Tom a Nickname “Shakespeare”
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Amanda’s Preparation
• Wingfield apartment looks so beautiful.• Amanda make the apartment for the gentleman caller.• Amanda dress so beautiful like girlish outfit from her
youth.• This dress was used by her for going to any parties.• She also speak and compare her youthful life with
jonquil flowers (Ornamental Flowers).• The story ends sadly due to Mr.Wingfield, Tom and
Laura
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Laura’s Fearness
• Laura first time hear the name of the gentleman caller.
• The name was Jim ‘O’ Conner.• Jim was also the schoolmate of Laura.• She got terrified by seeing Jim.• She will not come to table – Laura said to Amanda.• Doorbell rings Laura got afraid.• Finally she let the two men to come in and after
being introduced to Jim.
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Conversation – Jim & Tom• Jim constantly talks about the self – improvement courses which
he involved.• Jim convince Tom to join in public speaking course but he was
uninterested.• Tom responds – he prepared for change.• Tom always talk about movies and adventure.• He tells Jim about his plan to join the Merchant Seaman.• Tom settle all dues to Merchant seaman instead of paying EB bill.• He plan to leave St.Louis.• Amanda enters the living room dressed like a southern young girl
and begins to talk to Jim.
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Laura’s Refusal
• Tom call Laura for supper but she refuses to come.
• Amanda, Tom and Jim sitting down for dinner.• Laura in the living room she was lying on the
sofa and trying not to cry.
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CAUSES FOR FAILURE
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Conflicts
• Conflict araise from Amanda – After marriage.• Conflict is in Triangular Shape
• Conflicts are not same.• Conflicts in human relationship.
AMANDA
LAURA TOM
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Three Persons Conflicts
• Tom’s Conflict was to become a poet, adventurous person like his father and escape from hard reality.
• Amanda’s Conflict was Motherly Conflict.• Laura’s Conflict was her own world i.e The
Glass Menagerie.
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War and Irony
• A Tug of War between Amanda and Laura.• Laura became total failure in that Tug of War.• The irony was the three members i.e Amanda,
Laura and Tom were lived in a same room.• The main Reason for Amanda’s family failure
was illusion.• Her family didn’t know about the real world.
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BYANTO H
14 ENG 03