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GLASS mENGERIE

as always known. A place where one can find adventure and romance. And Tom, being a poet, can understand the longing men sometimes have for adventure and romance. A similar symbol is the poster of the Merchant Marines, which Tom aspires to join. He is kept from realizing his ambitions by Amanda, who criticizes him for being a "selfish dreamer." But, Tom has made steps to escape from his monotonous life by transferring the payment of a light bill to pay for his dues in the Merchant Seaman's Union. Still another symbol, which deals with both Amanda and Laura, is Jim O'Connor. To Laura, Jim represents her greatest fear, reality. She is so scared of facing up to life that she runs from any responsibility or connection to the outside world. Jim is a perfect example of "the common man." A person with no real outstanding quality. In fact, Jim is rather awkward, which can be seen when he dances with Laura. To Amanda, Jim represents the days of her youth, when she went frolicking about picking jonquils and relishing in her "seventeen gentlemen callers on one Sunday afternoon." Although Amanda desires to see Laura settled down with a nice young man, it is easy to see that she wanted a gentleman caller to be invited for Laura so she could live vicariously through her and remember what it felt like to be wanted. One of the most obvious symbols is Laura's glass menagerie. Her collection of glass animals represents her own private world. Set apart from reality, a place where she can hide and be safe. The events that happen to Laura's glass affects Laura's emotional state greatly. When Amanda tells Laura to practice typing, Laura instead plays with her glass. When Amanda is heard walking up the fire escape, she quickly hides her collection. She does this to hide her secret world from the others. When Tom leaves to go to the movies in an angered rush, he accidentally breaks some of Laura's glass. The shattered glass represents Laura's understanding of ...

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