![]() ![]() Amanda assumes that he will be the one for Laura. The problem is that Jim, the caller, has not even met either of the two women yet. But to Amanda, the fire escape is not only where the gentleman caller enters, but where he will come in and rescue her daughter from becoming a spinster.Īmanda feels that if the gentleman caller comes, then he will rescue Laura. For Laura, it is where the gentleman caller enters and where the outside world is brought inside to her. He is open to the outside world when he is on the fire escape. It is where he goes to escape from his mother¹s nagging. For Tom, it is a place where he can escape to. This has different meanings to the characters. One symbol that is used over and over is the fire escape. Symbols are substitutions that are used to express a particular theme, idea, or character. ![]() She is unable to function in the outside world.Īs previously stated, symbols play an important role in The Glass Menagerie. When she does leave the apartment, she falls. She has a slight limp and is extremely shy with people. (Daughters of the Revolution) meetings, but Laura does not like to socialize at all. The two women do not get out much to socialize.Īmanda sometimes goes to D.A.R. Tom and Laura do not like the dark atmosphere and their mother always tries to make it as pleasant as possible. The apartment that Amanda, Laura, and Tom Wingfield share is in the middle of the city and is among many dark alleys with fire escapes. ![]()
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