The Glass Menagerie
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7
Themes
All Themes Memory Abandonment Illusions and Dreams Escape
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All Characters Tom Wingfield Amanda Wingfield Laura Wingfield Jim O’Connor
Symbols
All Symbols Glass Menagerie Fire Escape Glass Unicorn Blue Roses Music The Movies Typewriter
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Ethos Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Setting Similes Style Tone
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The Glass Menagerie

by

Tennessee Williams

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Scene 1
  • Scene 2
  • Scene 3
  • Scene 4
  • Scene 5
  • Scene 6
  • Scene 7
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Memory Theme Icon
    Memory
  • Abandonment Theme Icon
    Abandonment
  • Illusions and Dreams Theme Icon
    Illusions and Dreams
  • Escape Theme Icon
    Escape
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Tom Wingfield
  • Amanda Wingfield
  • Laura Wingfield
  • Jim O’Connor
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Glass Menagerie Symbol Icon
    Glass Menagerie
  • Fire Escape Symbol Icon
    Fire Escape
  • Glass Unicorn Symbol Icon
    Glass Unicorn
  • Blue Roses Symbol Icon
    Blue Roses
  • Music Symbol Icon
    Music
  • The Movies Symbol Icon
    The Movies
  • Typewriter Symbol Icon
    Typewriter
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Ethos
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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