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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on the The Glass ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Menangerie. ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 07/94 # of Words:660 School:Public State:NY
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The Glass Menagerie
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The play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams uses
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many symbols which represent many different things. Many of the symbols
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used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference between
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reality and illusion.
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The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire escape.
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This represents the "bridge" between the illusory world of the Wingfields
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and the world of reality. This "bridge" seems to be a one way passage.
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But the direction varies for each character. For Tom, the fire escape is
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the way out of the world of Amanda and Laura and an entrance into the world
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of reality. For Laura, the fire escape is a way into her world. A way to
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escape from reality. Both examples can readily be seen: Tom will stand
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outside on the fire escape to smoke, showing that he does not like to be
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inside, to be a part of the illusionary world. Laura, on the other hand,
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thinks of the fire escape as a way in and not a way out. This can be
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seen when Amanda sends Laura to go to the store: Laura trips on the fire
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escape. This also shows that Laura's fears and emotions greatly affect her
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physical condition, more so than normal people.
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Another symbol presented deals more with Tom than any of the other
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characters: Tom's habit of going to the movies shows us his longing to
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leave the apartment and head out into the world of reality. A place where
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one can find adventure. And Tom, being a poet, can understand the needs of
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man to long for adventure and romance. But he is kept from entering
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reality by Amanda, who criticizes him as being a "selfish dreamer." But,
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Tom has made steps to escape into reality by transferring the payment of a
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light bill to pay for his dues in the Merchant Seaman's Union.
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Another symbol, which deals with both Amanda and Laura, is Jim
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O'Connor. To Laura, Jim represents the one thing she fears and does not
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want to face, reality. Jim is a perfect example of "the common man." A
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person with no real outstanding quality. In fact, Jim is rather awkward,
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which can be seen when he dances with Laura. To Amanda, Jim represents the
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days of her youth, when she went frolicking about picking jonquils and
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supposedly having "seventeen gentlemen callers on one Sunday afternoon."
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Although Amanda desires to see Laura settled down with a nice young man, it
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is hard to tell whether she wanted a gentleman caller to be invited for
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Laura or for herself.
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One symbol which is rather obvious is Laura's glass menagerie. Her
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collection of glass represents her own private world. Set apart from
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reality, a place where she can hide and be safe. The events that happen to
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Laura's glass affects Laura's emotional state greatly. When Amanda tells
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Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass. When Amanda
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is heard walking up the fire escape, she quickly hides her collection. She
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does this to hide her secret world from the others. When Tom leaves to go
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to the movies in an angered rush, he accidentally breaks some of Laura's
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glass. The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of Tom's
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responsibilities to her. Also, the unicorn, which is important, represents
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Laura directly. Laura points out to Jim that the unicorn is different,
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just as she is different. She also points out that the unicorn does not
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complain of being different, as she does not complain either. And when Jim
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breaks the horn off the unicorn, Laura points out that now it is like the
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other horses, just as Laura has shed some of her shyness and become more
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normal. When she hands the broken unicorn to Jim, this might represent
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Laura handing over her broken love to Jim, as Jim has revealed that he is
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engaged to be married.
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As can be seen, there are quite a few symbols in this play. And a
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number of them have diverse meanings. Most of these symbols have a direct
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meaning in the author's own life. This is understandable seeing that the
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play is supposed to be "memory play." It is obvious that this memory play
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is based on Williams' own memories.
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