In class we have to read and saw the play, The Glass Menagerie. For our next essay we have to write an paper and I chose to write about desertion (escape) and how each character in the story tries to escape from their reality.
Amanda, the overbearing nagging mother seeks interaction with people. She lives in the past not focusing on the future which prevents her to move forward. She doesn't face the fact that her life isn't perfect or has a pitch perfect family. Her husband abandoned her and his family, her daughter is cripple, and her son doesn't want to be around her and he's a drunk.
Tom careless son drinks his problems away or either smokes. He can't stand his overbearing mother always on his back. He really hates his life he feels trapped, he's miserable with his job, home, etc... So he drinks and smokes himself away from life. He's the only one who goes out into the world but he seeks happiness elsewhere.
Laura, the daughter is cripple, she's afraid to go out into the world an focus on what people may think of her thinking she's different. She is extremely shy , fragile women who's broken like a glass figure.
Each family member is incapable of living in reality, every chance they get they revert back to their fantasy world.
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