The Glass Menagerie starts off as Tom, the main character, recalls his memory of living in a tiny run-down apartment with his sister Laura and his overbearing mother Amanda, years after they were abandoned by their alcoholic father. The family is struggling to get by and is living off of Tom's wages from working at a shoe factory. Tom's memory of his mother is mainly of her dominating his life, and we watch him become overwhelmed by her constant demands on his everyday activities. Their mother Amanda is constantly reminiscing on her past as a debutante, when she was courted by all kinds of fine Southern gentlemen. Amanda's recurrent nostalgia for better times puts pressure on both of her children to somehow make a better living for the family.
In contrast to his mother, Tom is very close with his sister Laura, who is incredibly sensitive, always reflecting upon her collection of glass figurines. Laura was supposed to be going to typing school, but it turns out she was too shy to go and she had been spending all of her time wandering the streets for fear of her mother's disappointment. When her mother discovers Laura hasn't been going to school, her hope for their future is destroyed, and she becomes obsessed with the idea of Laura marrying some nice man to take care of the family. Laura is hesitant to even dream of finding someone to marry her, as not only is she incredibly shy, she has trouble walking and has to wear a brace on her leg, which causes her to feel even more socially awkward. After much prodding from her mother, Laura finally confesses that she once liked a boy named Jim, and Amanda convinces Tom to bring Jim home to hook him up with Laura.
The tragedy of the story culminates when Jim ultimately does express a kind of love for Laura, but then he explains that he is engaged to marry someone else and takes off. As if this wasn't bad enough, Tom further disappoints his mother by taking the money for the electric bill and using it to enroll as a traveling member of a crew on a ship, leaving the family just as his father had done years before. In the end, we are left with an older Tom narrating, looking back and regretfully apologizing to his image and memory of Laura. He tells the audience of how he was fired from his job at the shoe factory after writing a poem on a shoebox and that he left the family in search of something unknown. All the while, though, he has been haunted by his sister's memory.
As all of the character's desires are crushed one at a time, unmet desire is a major theme in the play. Initially, Tom's desire to travel and write are thwarted by his obligations to stay and take care of his mother and sister, Laura's desires are unmet as Jim is engaged to marry someone else and Amanda's desire for a better future for her family is unmet, as both her husband and son abandon her.
The Glass Menagerie starts off as Tom, the main character, recalls his memory of living in a tiny run-down apartment with his sister Laura and his overbearing mother Amanda, years after they were abandoned by their alcoholic father. The family is struggling to get by and is living off of Tom's wages from working at a shoe factory. Tom's memory of his mother is mainly of her dominating his life, and we watch him become overwhelmed by her constant demands on his everyday activities. Their mother Amanda is constantly reminiscing on her past as a debutante, when she was courted by all kinds of fine Southern gentlemen. Amanda's recurrent nostalgia for better times puts pressure on both of her children to somehow make a better living for the family.In contrast to his mother, Tom is very close with his sister Laura, who is incredibly sensitive, always reflecting upon her collection of glass figurines. Laura was supposed to be going to typing school, but it turns out she was too shy to go and she had been spending all of her time wandering the streets for fear of her mother's disappointment. When her mother discovers Laura hasn't been going to school, her hope for their future is destroyed, and she becomes obsessed with the idea of Laura marrying some nice man to take care of the family. Laura is hesitant to even dream of finding someone to marry her, as not only is she incredibly shy, she has trouble walking and has to wear a brace on her leg, which causes her to feel even more socially awkward. After much prodding from her mother, Laura finally confesses that she once liked a boy named Jim, and Amanda convinces Tom to bring Jim home to hook him up with Laura.โศกนาฏกรรมของเรื่องมาบรรจบอยู่เมื่อจิมสุดแสดงชนิดของความรักลอร่า แต่เขาอธิบายว่า เขาจะหมั้นจะแต่งงานกับคนอื่น และจะปิด ว่านี่ไม่ใช่ไม่ดีพอ ทอมต่อไป disappoints แม่ของเขา โดยการใช้เงินสำหรับค่าไฟฟ้า และใช้ในการลงทะเบียนเป็นสมาชิกของลูกเรือในเรือเดินทาง ออกจากครอบครัวเป็นพ่อของเขาเคยทำปีก่อน ในสุด เราจะเหลือกับทอมมีอายุบรรยาย ไป และ apologizing ฉะนั้นการภาพและหน่วยความจำของลอร่า เขาบอกว่า เขาถูกยิงจากโรงงานรองเท้าหลังจากเขียนบทกวีในกล่องรองเท้าและที่เขาซ้ายสำหรับครอบครัวในการค้นหาสิ่งที่ไม่รู้จักผู้เข้าชม ในขณะ แม้ว่า เขาได้ถูกครอบงำ โดยหน่วยความจำของเป็นความปรารถนาของตัวละครทั้งหมดบดหนึ่งครั้ง ปรารถนาโดดเป็นรูปแบบหลักในการเล่น ตอนแรก เบลเยียมทอมต้องการเดินทาง และเขียนมีหน้าที่ของตน และดูแลแม่และน้องสาวของเขา ความปรารถนาของลอร่าจะโดดจิมจะหมั้นจะแต่งงานกับคนอื่น และปรารถนาของ Amanda สำหรับอนาคตดีกว่าสำหรับครอบครัวของเธอจะโดด เป็นทั้งสามีและลูกชายของเธอละทิ้งเธอ
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