scape throughout to demonstrate the hopelessness and futility of each character’s dreams. The true feeling of hopelessness, that describes each character’s behavior, would be directly related to the economic conditions during that time. The escape theme demonstrated in Mr. Wingfield and Tom’s departure, the fire escape, and the dance hall prove to be a dead end in many ways. Thus, the only escape in life is by solving your problems, not avoiding them. This theme held true for the American recovery after the Great Depression. The only way economic conditions were going to change would be to solve the economic problems, not escaping them by blaming everyone else. ...
