In a production note that the author of the play left for future directors and adaptations of The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams highlights that the play is a “memory play” and that “It can be presented with unusual freedom of convention” (Williams, 23). This means that the entire play, because of the refinement of the material, the interplay of “atmospheric touches and subtleties of direction” all play an integral part in the treatment of the play (Williams, 23). Further he adds that Expressionism and all unfamiliar forms of theatrical techniques have only one goal, which is a closer approach to what is real and what is true. Williams is quoted, “It is not, or certainly, shouldn’t be, trying to escape its responsibility of dealing with reality, or interpreting experience, but is actually or should be attempting to find a closer approach, a more penetrating and vivid expression of things as they are” (Williams, 23). It is interesting to note that in order to bring about this reversal of realism, Williams utilized the unconventional techniques such as the use of ornate music and sound effects as well as art direction that tend to underline the symbolisms at the expense of realism. Hence The Glass Menagerie is a form of play that tries to illustrate truth and reality in the conflicts that it has but it tries to stifle this by the use of illusion.
The premise or foundations of the claim lay on the fact the piece is a memory play which means that it can be presented with an atypical liberty of rule. In fact the most evident argument or theme that the play purveys is the complexity of acknowledging reality. The characters for one (and as central to this paper), are having their own difficulties in recounting themselves with the supposition of reality. The most apparent thing to picture this is the withdrawal of the entire Wingfield family to the public world of reality into the depths of the private confides of the world of illusion. This arose from the fact that the entire family, given their own intricacies as characters of the story, is unable to overcome the difficulty of relating themselves to what is real. To note, the entirety of the whole play is overseen by Tom. This means that he has all the bias of the story and all the events that will transpire will be distilled by the mind of Tom.
Of the family members, it appears that reality has been far from the side of Laura. This could have been because the young lady has been grappling with her disabilities; physicality and her dysfunctional family. The private world of Laura had been dominated by her glass figurines--- where she sought refuge and comfort. Laura is quoted, “Little articles of [glass], they’re ornaments mostly! Most of them are little animals made out of glass, the tiniest little animals in the world. Mother calls them a glass menagerie! Here’s an example of one, if you’d like to see it! . . . Oh, be careful—if you breathe, it breaks! . . . You see how the light shines through him?” (Williams, scene 7).
On the other hand, it can be said it is Amanda that has the most multifaceted approach with reality. It is evident, in the entirety of the whole play that she is the only one that longs for the material stability of the world. Interestingly, it is through these worldly attachments that hinders her of the real world that they are moving in. On other scenes, she is scenes to have not dispensed the fact that she is not anymore a pampered belle that she was before and that whenever she reminisces these events of her life, she is seen to have denied the fact that the in the real world these events are of the past and ought to be forgotten now. Amanda is quoted, “Well, in the South we had so many servants. Gone, gone, gone. All vestige of gracious living! Gone completely! I wasn’t prepared for what the future brought me. All of my gentlemen callers were sons of planters and so of course I assumed that I would be married to one and raise my family on a large piece of land with plenty of servants. But man proposes—and woman accepts the proposal! To vary that old, old saying a bit—I married no planter! I married a man who worked for the telephone company! . . . A telephone man who—fell in love with long-distance!” (Williams, scene 6).
Tie- up/ Conclusion/ Synthesis/ Implications
Thence at the end of the day it can be supposed that The Glass Menagerie is a form of play that tries to illustrate truth and reality in the conflicts that it has but it tries to stifle this by the use of illusion. This can be unmistakably seen on many parts, if not the entirety of the whole piece. The withdrawal of the Wingfield family from reality and their use of illusion to compensate with the loss of reality is a remarkable for the simple reason that it is an attempt to somehow live the life that they want to live. Tom in particular, had thought that realism which intended to present life as it was without view through rose-tinted glasses had outlasts its value. In the end, the representation that The Glass Menagerie represents is not just the fragile Laura. It represents the entire Wingfield family; it is through these little glass figurines that the audience see the frailty of the characters. They are vulnerable in many terms and this may be rooted on the fact they had withdrawn from what is real and shunned themselves in the walls of their imagined world. If this will continue, then each day that will pass will just jeopardize them on the grounds that they are almost dysfunctional and that the only thing that holds them together is a likewise very fragile and frail young lady- Laura. While it is true that Laura is also the glass menagerie in the story it is also that she best describes a strong force that continues to hold on even if it is hard on her part. Beyond doubt The Glass Menagerie is reality masquerading as illusion
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The premise or foundations of the claim lay on the fact the piece is a memory play which means that it can be presented with an atypical liberty of rule. In fact the most evident argument or theme that the play purveys is the complexity of acknowledging reality. The characters for one (and as central to this paper), are having their own difficulties in recounting themselves with the supposition of reality. The most apparent thing to picture this is the withdrawal of the entire Wingfield family to the public world of reality into the depths of the private confides of the world of illusion. This arose from the fact that the entire family, given their own intricacies as characters of the story, is unable to overcome the difficulty of relating themselves to what is real. To note, the entirety of the whole play is overseen by Tom. This means that he has all the bias of the story and all the events that will transpire will be distilled by the mind of Tom.
Of the family members, it appears that reality has been far from the side of Laura. This could have been because the young lady has been grappling with her disabilities; physicality and her dysfunctional family. The private world of Laura had been dominated by her glass figurines--- where she sought refuge and comfort. Laura is quoted, “Little articles of [glass], they’re ornaments mostly! Most of them are little animals made out of glass, the tiniest little animals in the world. Mother calls them a glass menagerie! Here’s an example of one, if you’d like to see it! . . . Oh, be careful—if you breathe, it breaks! . . . You see how the light shines through him?” (Williams, scene 7).
On the other hand, it can be said it is Amanda that has the most multifaceted approach with reality. It is evident, in the entirety of the whole play that she is the only one that longs for the material stability of the world. Interestingly, it is through these worldly attachments that hinders her of the real world that they are moving in. On other scenes, she is scenes to have not dispensed the fact that she is not anymore a pampered belle that she was before and that whenever she reminisces these events of her life, she is seen to have denied the fact that the in the real world these events are of the past and ought to be forgotten now. Amanda is quoted, “Well, in the South we had so many servants. Gone, gone, gone. All vestige of gracious living! Gone completely! I wasn’t prepared for what the future brought me. All of my gentlemen callers were sons of planters and so of course I assumed that I would be married to one and raise my family on a large piece of land with plenty of servants. But man proposes—and woman accepts the proposal! To vary that old, old saying a bit—I married no planter! I married a man who worked for the telephone company! . . . A telephone man who—fell in love with long-distance!” (Williams, scene 6).
Tie- up/ Conclusion/ Synthesis/ Implications
Thence at the end of the day it can be supposed that The Glass Menagerie is a form of play that tries to illustrate truth and reality in the conflicts that it has but it tries to stifle this by the use of illusion. This can be unmistakably seen on many parts, if not the entirety of the whole piece. The withdrawal of the Wingfield family from reality and their use of illusion to compensate with the loss of reality is a remarkable for the simple reason that it is an attempt to somehow live the life that they want to live. Tom in particular, had thought that realism which intended to present life as it was without view through rose-tinted glasses had outlasts its value. In the end, the representation that The Glass Menagerie represents is not just the fragile Laura. It represents the entire Wingfield family; it is through these little glass figurines that the audience see the frailty of the characters. They are vulnerable in many terms and this may be rooted on the fact they had withdrawn from what is real and shunned themselves in the walls of their imagined world. If this will continue, then each day that will pass will just jeopardize them on the grounds that they are almost dysfunctional and that the only thing that holds them together is a likewise very fragile and frail young lady- Laura. While it is true that Laura is also the glass menagerie in the story it is also that she best describes a strong force that continues to hold on even if it is hard on her part. Beyond doubt The Glass Menagerie is reality masquerading as illusion
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