aves so early that he is a silent element to the play. He is never seen or heard from but he is the one person who got out. Jim has the potential to get out and be free. He does escape somewhat because he refuses to let his position in life get him down. This is most evident when Jim says, “I am disappointed but I’m not discouraged” (1302). This comment leads the reader to believe that Jim has a fighting chance to succeed. Jim is actually doing something to help him in his quest for an escape. He is “…taking that course and studying public speaking” (1304). This is just one more remark that makes you think that Jim will succeed. Jim and the father were the only people in the story that seemed to have a chance at making it away from home. Each character from Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is looking for some unseen escape route. Amanda and Laura use their minds to take them their. Tom uses his dreams and actions to get him to his destination. Jim and the father use their brains and gumption to succeed in finding the path. They all struggle with the hopes and dreams of a people destined to remain in their poverty stricken lives forever. In the end, the only people who succeed or even have a chance are the people least connected with the Wingfield family. It has to be said that , just like the glass unicorn, this family is transparent, pitiful and broken. They never succeed in anything except dreaming for a better reality that has and will never come. ...
