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    The Glass Menagerie, a play written by Tennessee Williams, is in a play full of emotion. The writer envelopes his audience in a cloud of feelings, as he describes the lives of a family who faces poverty and diversity each day of their lives( Williams 2013.) This play is situated in a little, poor loft. The play happens inside the parlor and dining room of the loft. In the Glass Menagerie, the play focuses itself on four characters.These four characters include: Amanda Wingfield, (the mother) and

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    Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Pilkingtown plc of which has been manufacturing glass within Australia since 1972. The company has built its reputation as a world-renowned glass manufacturer through its constant commitment to quality. Pilkington Australia has also built its success through other company policies such as its commitment to the environment & strong OH&S awareness. The glass industry Pilkington operates within is forever changing & developing. Pilkington, in response

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    Card Report: “The Glass Menagerie” Conflict The major conflict in “The Glass Menagerie” is the feeling of hopelessness that each of the Wingfield’s struggles with. Amanda’s hopelessness comes from the feeling that she isn’t as important as she once was, as though her fame/glory is slowly fading away. It is this fear that causes her to push Laura to become more socially accepted and popular with others. Laura is extremely afraid of seeing Jim O’Connor, and beneath that we can see her insecurities

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    Essay about Fences by August Wilson

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    Who is Rose Maxson? What drives her to be so embracing, to have a startling ability to be sturdy, compassionate, and forgiving? Who is Amanda Wingfield? Her relationship with men and family is turbulent, what attributes emanates from her to be a nurturing mother? What drives her to be poignant? How are these women perceived? What should we learned from them? Are their lives to be discarded or honored? Fences is a compelling story of a Black family in the 1950s. A tale of the encounter of the

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    The masterful use of symbolism is delightfully ubiquitous in Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie.” He uses a collection of dim, dark and shadowy symbols that constantly remind the audience of the lost opportunity each of these three characters continually experience. This symbolism is not only use to enlighten the audience to their neglected opportunities to shine, but it is also repeatedly utilized to reinforce the ways in which the characters try in vain to cross over turbulent waters into

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    I agree that the `The Glass Menagerie' is definitely a play about life that is explored "through he fantasies of a crippled girl." However, more than that, it is a play about family and how they interact with each other, causing them to lead such a life. So, yes, although the plot centres on Laura, we also learn a fair amount about Amanda and Tom's life. Therefore, Williams actually explores life through the fantasies of an American family who share one main thing in common- they all have big dreams

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    dress of her adolescence and is suddenly thrown back in time, living as if she were the young girl she once was at Blue Mountain. Death of the Salesman by Arthur Miller was published in 1949, only four years preceding Tennessee Williams play of The Glass

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    The Characters of Willy in Death of a Salesman and Amanda in Glass Menagerie   In "Death of a Salesman", Willy Loman believes the ticket to success is likeability. He tells his sons,  "The man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead." In "The Glass Menagerie", Amanda Wingfield has the same belief. Girls are meant to be attractive and they are meant to be attractive in order to entertain gentlemen callers. As she tells Laura

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    and A Streetcar Named Desire and Glass Menagerie              Tennessee Williams is one of the greatest American playwrights. He was constantly shocking audiences with themes such as homosexuality, drug addictions, and rape. He broke free from taboos on such subjects, paving the way for future playwrights. He also was a very good writer. One of the things he is famous for is his dialogue, which is very poetic. Williams wrote about his life. The Glass Menagerie is a very autobiographical

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    Franny and Zooey by J.D Salinger, it is overwhelmed with many themes; the novel also reveals an important message on finding ones self and dealing with the difficulties and struggles of life; these themes consist of religion, egos, and culture. Franny Glass struggles with the phoniness and egotism that spreads through society. She longs to escape her problems and decides to get away from it by withdrawing into spirituality religious values through the Jesus Prayer. She soon realizes the down fall of

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