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The Glass Menagerie: A Study in Symbolism
In the drama, The Glass Menagerie (1945), Tennessee Williams reflects upon personal experiences he and his family encountered during the Depression of the 1930’s. As a lower class family, the characters are placed in the slums of St. Louis in 1935. The protagonist, Tom Wingfield, is the narrator and Williams’ surrogate. Living with his mother and sister, Tom supports them by working i ....
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somehow set apart from. But since I have a poet’s
weakness for symbols, I am using this character also
as a symbol; he is the long-delayed but always expected
something that we live for (23).
Williams gives the reader many emblems throughout the play; there are three of them are especially interesting. The unicorn symbolizes Laura’s uniqueness, the picture of Mr. Wingfield represents his strong influence on his deserted family, and Malvolio’s coffin trick signifie ....
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