About the Author
Who wrote the glass menagerie
Tennessee Williams
A faded southern belle, and a mother of two children who is going through a tough time financially.
Amanda Wingfield
This play is told from the POV of which character?
Tom Wingfield
Why is Amanda disappointed with her daughter?
Laura does not attract any "gentlemen callers", unlike Amanda at her age.
What does Laura's glass menagerie symbolize?
It symbolizes Laura's personality; delicate and old fashioned.
Where did Tennessee Williams study journalism?
University of Missouri
Amanda's son who works at a shoe warehouse to support his family, but aspires to be a poet.
Tom Wingfield
Polio
Why does Amanda enroll Laura at business school?
So Laura will learn to become less shy and be able to make money for her family.
What does the glass unicorn symbolize?
It symbolizes Laura's uniqueness as an individual, and that she is too "unusual" and "ill adapted" to live in the world that she does.
What mental illness did Williams suffer from?
Depression
Amanda's daughter, who suffers from mental fragility which causes her to be isolated from the outside world.
Laura Wingfield
Amanda's shyness has caused her to...
drop out of both high school and her classes she takes currently.
What does Amanda do as a "last hope" for Laura?
Amanda decides that Laura's last hope must be marriage, so she arranges an old high school acquaintance, Jim O'Connor, to come over for dinner.
What does "Blue Roses" symbolize?
The name blue roses also symbolizes Laura's uniqueness and individuality.
What writing of Williams started his career as a writer, and helped him gain popularity?
The glass menagerie
A high school acquaintance of Tom and Laura, who used to be very popular. He now works in the shoe warehouse with Tom.
Jim is invited by Amanda to their home for what reason?
To be set up with Laura
What are Laura's most prized possessions?
Her glass menagerie
The fire escape symbolizes the escape from the dysfunction and frustration that is the Wingfield home.
What types of writings has Williams written?
Novels, plays, Short stories, screenplays and poetry.
Amanda's absent husband, who abandoned his family 16 years before this play takes place.
Mr. Wingfield
What happens to the Wingfield family at the end of the play?
Tom leaves Laura and his mother behind after getting fired from his job.
While Laura is dancing with Jim in their living room, what happens?
Jim accidentally breaks Laura's favorite glass figurine, her unicorn.