Sonny's Blues And The Glass Menagerie Essay
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Amad Wali
Prof. Shimkin
EN 102
11-10-2012
In the play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and the short story, Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin, we find two characters faced with very different situations and choices, requiring both to take a decision to either accept the conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility to change them. “Tom Wingfield, Amanda winfield’s son. And the narrator of the play. A poet with a job in a warehouse. His nature is not remorseless , but to escape from a trap he has to …show more content…
“Where have you been all this time?” “I have been to the movies.” “All this time at the movies.” "There was a very long program. There was a Garbo picture and a Mickey Mouse and a travelogue and a newsreel and a preview of coming attractions. And there was an organ solo and a collection for the Milk Fund—simultaneously—which ended up in a terrible fight between a fat lady and an usher!" While having a conversation with his mother, Tom uses the movies as a means of escape from reality. "But why—why, Tom—are you always so restless? Where do you go to, nights? "I—go to the movies." "Why do you go to the movies so much, Tom?" "I go to the movies because—I like adventure. Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work, so I go to the movies." His life lacks of certain adventures, so he uses movies to escape from the confines of his daily goings-on. Instead of accepting the fact that he is the only man and also the only provider in the family, he chooses to run away from responsibilities and wander in day
Amad Wali
Prof. Shimkin
EN 102
11-10-2012
In the play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and the short story, Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin, we find two characters faced with very different situations and choices, requiring both to take a decision to either accept the conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility to change them. “Tom Wingfield, Amanda winfield’s son. And the narrator of the play. A poet with a job in a warehouse. His nature is not remorseless , but to escape from a trap he has to …show more content…
“Where have you been all this time?” “I have been to the movies.” “All this time at the movies.” "There was a very long program. There was a Garbo picture and a Mickey Mouse and a travelogue and a newsreel and a preview of coming attractions. And there was an organ solo and a collection for the Milk Fund—simultaneously—which ended up in a terrible fight between a fat lady and an usher!" While having a conversation with his mother, Tom uses the movies as a means of escape from reality. "But why—why, Tom—are you always so restless? Where do you go to, nights? "I—go to the movies." "Why do you go to the movies so much, Tom?" "I go to the movies because—I like adventure. Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work, so I go to the movies." His life lacks of certain adventures, so he uses movies to escape from the confines of his daily goings-on. Instead of accepting the fact that he is the only man and also the only provider in the family, he chooses to run away from responsibilities and wander in day