The Glass Menagerie Questions on Scene 6
The Glass Menagerie
Are there Biblical allusions to Jesus's life in "The Glass Menagerie"?
"The Glass Menagerie" contains subtle Biblical allusions to Jesus's life, particularly through the "gentleman caller" scene, which parallels the Annunciation. Amanda sees the caller as a savior for...
The Glass Menagerie
In The Glass Menagerie, why did Amanda marry her husband?
The specific reasons why Amanda married her husband in The Glass Menagerie are not explicitly revealed in the play. However, in Scene 6, Amanda hints to Jim that she accepted her husband's proposal...
The Glass Menagerie
In The Glass Menagerie, what "old, old saying" has Amanda varied a bit?
Amanda is talking about how she herself was supposed to marry a planter's son, but instead married a telephone worker. She thinks that the fact that she is not living in a large house with servants...