Drama Oral: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Good morning everyone, today I will be talking about “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. Context/ author biography Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1911. His birth name was Thomas Lanier Williams III. He got the nickname Tennessee in college due to his classmates calling him that because of his Southern accent and his father’s home state. Characters: Amanda Wingfield - Laura and Tom’s mother. She is a cheerful woman who clings to memories of her past. “She is simultaneously admirable, charming, funny and very pushy and stubborn” Laura Wingfield - Amanda’s daughter and Tom’s older sister. She has a bad leg and has to wear a leg brace and walks with a limp. She is twenty-three years old and really shy. She lives in her own world and dedicates herself to collecting glass figurines and old records. Tom Wingfield - Amanda’s son and Laura’s younger brother. He is an aspiring poet who works at a shoe warehouse to support the family. He works in a warehouse and finds that he is frustrated by his daily routine at work. He uses literature, movies, alcohol and drinking to escape from it all. Jim O’Connor – Tom’s friend from work and Laura’s friend from high school. He is a shipping clerk at the warehouse where Tom works. He was a popular athlete in high school. He is focused on his goals and strives for success in his life. Mr. Wingfield - Amanda’s husband and Laura and Tom’s father. He
Brendan attempts to drag Tom out of his depression state by encouraging him to go running in the mornings together. “Its good for the mind too, being up early, getting a bit of exercise,” Brendan motivates Tom.This helps him get back on track to his new life. It is through Brendan that helps Tom get back to his original health both mentally and physically, and to overcome the challenges in his path. Brendan sees that Tom needed someone there to push him harder to get back his fitness for rugby but also he needed someone to talk to about Daniel. Brendan was the main reason that Tom built his confidence back up and got back into the norm of playing
4. George Wilson is a small, handsome man who is described as gray and poor. He loves his wife, but is slight in the presence of Tom.
Remy- is in love with Morgan and loves to drive. Her mom just bought her a car so now she’s the first one to turn 16 and get a car. Her mom is 40 and just had a baby. She can’t stand her little brother Mac. She only messed up on time while driving.
Tom Wingfield and Ethan Frome are both intellectual dreamers who live in stifling, hopeless conditions. Ethan gave up his dreams of becoming an engineer due to his duty to care for his ailing parents, and later Zeena. Similarly, Tom writes poetry, reads literature, follows European politics, and dreams of escaping from his current circumstances. Just as Ethan never fulfills his dream of becoming an engineer, Tom is trapped in his job at a warehouse to support his family. Both of these characters desire a life that is more exciting and fulfilling than the one they currently have. The difference between Tom and Ethan is that while Ethan stays with Zeena in Starkfiled, Tom leaves his family in St. Louis. Ethan is a highly passive character, relying
Along with the character transformation in “A Doll’s House”, Tom, from “The Glass Menagerie”, also goes through some character changes. Throughout the entire play, Tom was working in a warehouse trying to support his family. While working there, he was struggling with his dreams of becoming a merchant marine. Towards the end of the play, when Tom introduces his friend Jim O’Connor to his sister Laura, his mother hopes that this could be a man that Laura could settle down with and someday marry. When Amanda finds out that Jim is already engaged, she blames Tom. She is furious that Tom brought a gentleman caller over
Between 1860-1900 almost 14 million people came to America.Another 14.5 million came between 1900 and 1915.Even more significant than the increased in numbers was the changing character of immigration during these years.
Tom is Rachel’s ex-husband, who initially appears to be an upright man. However, he is later revealed as manipulative and a liar. Anna is Tom’s new wife, who feels accomplished for stealing Tom from Rachel. She sees Rachel as a threat to her life, but in the end, she decides to help Rachel kill Tom because he lied to her and she wants to protect Evie. Scott is Megan’s husband, who first appears to be a reasonable person. However, he is later disclosed as being abusive, both physically and emotionally, especially when he gets frustrated. Megan Hipwell is the victim of the murder, whose past is pitiful and it causes her to feel conflicted about her marriage with Tom. She constantly looks for having affairs with other
| Tom wants his old life back prior to the accident and he sees the accident as the end of his life as he knew it. He loses his sense of identity and sense of family in particular.Feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences his brother’s irresponsibility had for other people and their familiesRetreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black.
Harrison, he is the author. His dad who is kinda a angry and violent man. His mom who is quiet and unassuming. He has a brother named bird, who is the course of the book comes out that he is a half brother. His wife is stunningly beautiful.
Jacquelyn Barrett’s spookiest experience was, less than a year ago, she got a call from my oldest sister Hannah saying,”did you hear what happened to Grandpa Barrett?” For over two hours she was stuck inside of Citrus Valley Gym, playing with the boys volleyball team. Right after practice ended, her mom got a call from her dad and the next thing she remembers her mom saying “do you know? Grandpa Barrett passed away about a half an hour ago. “Right away on that day 3 April 2017 at 4:50 her life had changed forever. This scenario relates to Gothic literature and Magical realism because it was a very surreal moment. These genres are similar because both genres blend reality and magical moments in one. Gothic literature is a setting that begins with bleak setting and has an ambiguous ending. Also it has a scary and mysterious feeling and makes you wonder what's going to happen next. It impacts the reader by putting intelligent words and a gloomy setting. A example of gothic literature is in the story “Where is here”. In the story “Where is Here” a stranger appears at the family's house and the family reacted with curiosity and concern(69). Magical Realism is a literary genre, therefore there is a realistic narrative and natural techniques, combine with surreal elements of dream or fantasy. Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” is a good example of Magical Realism because both the brother and sister started to hear “noises” coming from a part of
Because she knows that Tom is not a strong man. In another word to say, Amanda is selfish and hypocrite.
When Tom introduces the characters in the play, he includes his father as one of them although clearly stating that he is not going to appear on stage. Tom also gives a brief description of his father, helping to establish a lasting impression on the audience after seeing the photograph which Williams has described to be “blown-up” and Tom describes as “larger-than life”. Mr. Wingfield is described by Tom as a “telephone man who fell in love with long distances”, “gave up his job with the telephone company and skipped the light fantastic out of town”. In addition to that, Tom provides us in his opening narration information about the postcard from his father containing the message of two words “Hello – Goodbye!” From Tom’s narration, we see the lasting effects of Mr. Wingfield’s abandonment on Tom.
The loss of her husband causes Amanda to develop a dependence on her children. She wants Tom and Laura to become successful. Amanda complains that Tom does not earn enough money at the shoe factory. She wants him to attend night school so he can attain a better career.
Alice’s only son Tom is a minor character in the book. He is present during family gatherings and important moments e.g. when Alice discloses that she has Alzheimer’s disease (p. 103). He deals with his mom‘s diagnosis by being distant.
Choices are the ability to do one thing or another, and these things could be good or evil. In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, God chooses to create everything good in the world which includes free-will for his creation. They now have the same ability to decide whether to do good or evil. Satan quickly demonstrates this ability by doing evil when he rallies some angels to fight with him against God. Satan vows revenge when God kicks him and the traitor angels out of Heaven. Satan’s sedition tempts God’s creation into mutinying against God. Both male and female do what is wrong. They put the forbidden fruit into their mouth and swallow it. In Paradise Lost by John Milton, the four main characters make a decision, to create, to destroy, or to rebel, and each are subject to the consequences of that choice.