The Glass Menagerie Analysis
“ The Glass Menagerie”
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The props used in the play the glass menagerie are important to the development of the story. It helps us understand the situation and how each character deals with it. A lot of the props used in “The Glass Menagerie” are also symbols that helps us understand the situation of the characters. By the role that each prop has to the development in the play we can see an importance and also a symbolism in the story. Trough the props and the importance of it to the character we can associated to the characters attitudes, their desires, and the way they deal with reality. The fire escape, Victrola phonograph, Laura's unicorn, and Tom's movie going, affects the characters' lives everyday in one way or another. The props can also be used to analyze the characters of the play.
The portrait of the father is present throughout the whole play and it is a reminder of his absent but also of the past and the responsibility that Tom has because of his father. The father left his home leaving Tom with all the responsibility over Amanda and Laura. Whenever Tom shows signs of being close to leaving, his mother is quick to point out that their father left them and that it was such a terrible thing for him to have done. Although in the play the father is not present his role is important and so his picture because it tell us why this family is in this situation, and why they all want to escape their reality. it stands as a reminder to Tom of how, if he leaves his family, he will be following in his father's footsteps.
The victrola is a very important part of the play because it symbolizes Laura's life. Laura is a very shy girl who is always on her own world she doesn't cope with the reality . When Laura plays a record on it, she does not do so merely for enjoyment , she listens to her music for comfort and release from the pressures she is under in her life. Being disabled created and insecurity that made her incredibly shy and unable to
By:
The props used in the play the glass menagerie are important to the development of the story. It helps us understand the situation and how each character deals with it. A lot of the props used in “The Glass Menagerie” are also symbols that helps us understand the situation of the characters. By the role that each prop has to the development in the play we can see an importance and also a symbolism in the story. Trough the props and the importance of it to the character we can associated to the characters attitudes, their desires, and the way they deal with reality. The fire escape, Victrola phonograph, Laura's unicorn, and Tom's movie going, affects the characters' lives everyday in one way or another. The props can also be used to analyze the characters of the play.
The portrait of the father is present throughout the whole play and it is a reminder of his absent but also of the past and the responsibility that Tom has because of his father. The father left his home leaving Tom with all the responsibility over Amanda and Laura. Whenever Tom shows signs of being close to leaving, his mother is quick to point out that their father left them and that it was such a terrible thing for him to have done. Although in the play the father is not present his role is important and so his picture because it tell us why this family is in this situation, and why they all want to escape their reality. it stands as a reminder to Tom of how, if he leaves his family, he will be following in his father's footsteps.
The victrola is a very important part of the play because it symbolizes Laura's life. Laura is a very shy girl who is always on her own world she doesn't cope with the reality . When Laura plays a record on it, she does not do so merely for enjoyment , she listens to her music for comfort and release from the pressures she is under in her life. Being disabled created and insecurity that made her incredibly shy and unable to