The Glass Menagerie Critique
Erick Stripling
English 102
Professor Koritsoglou
3 May 2011 Comparison and Contrast of Fences & The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie and Fences have been deemed one of the most influential texts that have come to be favored by many. The plays demonstrate the struggles of family life and the outcome of these circumstances. Each character within the two productions find their place within in their worlds. However, the plays differ from one another when reality comes into question. In the end of each play conclude on an optimistic manner that permits each party to grow from their experiences together.
Fences is a literary work written by the astound August Wilson. The play begins on a light note but develops into a complex piece that eventually concludes on an optimistic note. Fences is about a family that struggles to stay together. Troy is the main character of the play, through him we come to meet the rest of the cast. His role in the story is vital. His stubborn and emotionless personality leads the characters within the text to become stronger individual who reunite because of his passing.
The Glass Menagerie is a production that relates to the issue of abandonment within the Wingfield’s family. Since the father of the household has deserted his family his son, Tom, is forced to fill his shoes as the man of the house. Tom’s mother, Amanda, is the primary reason behind Tom’s obligations. He must work to take care of sister, Laura, as well. Since she is casted as a disabled individual all of the pressure is on Tom to financially assist his family. In order to get away from the reality he deems desirable, he escapes into a world of alcohol and movies.
Both The Glass Menagerie and Fences offer similar ideas that relate to the theme of dreams. In Fences dreams are portrayed in a negative manner, it is often referred to as a nonfactual element within the play. Troy is the main character that endorses the destruction of dreams. In the play Troy’s
English 102
Professor Koritsoglou
3 May 2011 Comparison and Contrast of Fences & The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie and Fences have been deemed one of the most influential texts that have come to be favored by many. The plays demonstrate the struggles of family life and the outcome of these circumstances. Each character within the two productions find their place within in their worlds. However, the plays differ from one another when reality comes into question. In the end of each play conclude on an optimistic manner that permits each party to grow from their experiences together.
Fences is a literary work written by the astound August Wilson. The play begins on a light note but develops into a complex piece that eventually concludes on an optimistic note. Fences is about a family that struggles to stay together. Troy is the main character of the play, through him we come to meet the rest of the cast. His role in the story is vital. His stubborn and emotionless personality leads the characters within the text to become stronger individual who reunite because of his passing.
The Glass Menagerie is a production that relates to the issue of abandonment within the Wingfield’s family. Since the father of the household has deserted his family his son, Tom, is forced to fill his shoes as the man of the house. Tom’s mother, Amanda, is the primary reason behind Tom’s obligations. He must work to take care of sister, Laura, as well. Since she is casted as a disabled individual all of the pressure is on Tom to financially assist his family. In order to get away from the reality he deems desirable, he escapes into a world of alcohol and movies.
Both The Glass Menagerie and Fences offer similar ideas that relate to the theme of dreams. In Fences dreams are portrayed in a negative manner, it is often referred to as a nonfactual element within the play. Troy is the main character that endorses the destruction of dreams. In the play Troy’s
Cited: Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. Print.