The Glass Menagerie Questions on Scene 1
The Glass Menagerie
The message and lesson of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
The main message of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is the struggle between reality and illusion. The characters each grapple with their inability to face reality, leading to escapism. The...
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How old was Tom in "The Glass Menagerie" when his father left?
Tom's exact age when his father left is not specified in "The Glass Menagerie." The play, set in 1944, implies the father left long ago, as he sent a postcard from Mexico with no return address....
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In The Glass Menagerie, what conflicts does Tennessee Williams develop in the first three scenes?
The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams, the playwright of A Streetcar Named Desire, is a drama about mother-son relationships. The main characters are Amanda Wingfield, her daughter Laura...
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In The Glass Menagerie, what does Tom mean when he refers to the gentleman as an emissary from a separate world?
In The Glass Menagerie, in referring to the “gentleman caller” as “an emissary from a world of reality that we were somehow set apart from,” Tom is distinguishing Jim from the other three characters....
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What are Amanda's main goals in part one of The Glass Menagerie?
Amanda definitely wants her children to have a better life than she had. She wants Laura to have a successful life, where the men will adore her.