The Glass Menagerie

The play "The Glass Menagerie" is written by Tennessee Williams and starts with Tom talking to the audience about his family. He tells the audience about his dad who him, his sister (Laura), and his mom (Amanda). Tom is the narrator of the play and he tells the story of his family. Amanda, who has high hopes for Laura to attract amazing gentleman callers just like she had attracted them back in her day. In addition, Laura wants Tom to do better at his warehouse job. She also repremends Tom on how he eats and also smokes which leads him to only smoke more. Laura is handicapped in her leg and this effects her more mentally than phyically. She has a major lack of self confidence and as a result, she drops out of typing school.