Symbolic illustration of Laura's hands holding a glass unicorn

The Glass Menagerie

by Tennessee Williams

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The Glass Menagerie

Plastic theatre is a more symbolic and expressionist approach to presenting drama onstage. Its opposite is realism. In The Glass Menagerie, plastic theatre techniques in music and lighting are used...

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The Glass Menagerie

Because Amanda and Laura are leaving their apartment, they will suffer financially. They will probably have to move to a smaller place and Amanda would have to work harder.

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