Symbolic illustration of Laura's hands holding a glass unicorn

The Glass Menagerie

by Tennessee Williams

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The Glass Menagerie

Laura is considered the tragic hero in "The Glass Menagerie" due to her debilitating shyness and obsession with her physical impairment, which keep her isolated. Unlike other characters who manage to...

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The Glass Menagerie

None of the characters is tragic.

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The Glass Menagerie

Tom Wingfield fits the tragic hero mold as defined by Aristotle, characterized by a change in fate due to error or frailty rather than vice. Tom is trapped by familial duty in a stifling environment,...

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