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The Glass Menagerie Betrayal

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Betrayal can be seen in the very start of The Glass Menagerie when the main character Tom tells us that his father has left them. At the beginning of the book Tom tells us that, “he gave up his job with the telephone company and skipped the light fantastic out of town” (5) Tom wanted to leave but he didn’t want to be just like his father. Also something was holding him back, his mother and his sister Laura. They depended on Tom for money since he was the only one that was working. He was the one who was providing for the family now. Since his father left them he was the one left in charge. His mother doesn’t make any money. She has a job but she doesn’t make much. She sells magazine off of a telephone which does not go well most of the times.

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