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The Glass Menagerie Flaws
Have you ever wondered how life would be like as an introvert? In “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, the main character, Laura’s tragic flaw forces her to drop out of Rubicam Business College leading to a life of isolation and despair. Many times people have told her to “be proud instead of shy and turning away”.

Lara was a shy girl, who is interested in love, and who often turns to her glass animal collection to comfort her. “Well, if he doesn’t complain about it. He stays on a shelf with some horses that don't have horns and all of them seem to get along nicely together”. “They all like a change of scenery once in a while”! She is talking to Jim a love interest. Because she suffers from an inferiority complex, she talks to

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