Deanna Regan
Johnston
English 4A
28 April 2016
Post 2
Reading the play, The Glass
Menagerie showed three different characters. Amanda “the mother” is very
bossy but she wants her children to have the best future. Laura in the beginning
she really did not talk as much but by the end when she was talking to Jim she
seemed herself. She has different sides of her, shy and funny. Unlike his
mother and sister Tom is able to function in the real world. He has a job and
pays for every bill and food in the house. By the end of the play when his mother
was blaming him for Jim having a girlfriend, so it was time to go. His mother
did not want him to be like his father and leave but by the end he did. “You don’t
know things anywhere! You live in a dream; you manufacture illusions!” (William’s
Scene 7). This quote shows how much his mother blamed him for everything. To some
people they will think Tom leaving and going to the movies and bar is because
of his mother. His mother did not want him to be like his father but when
someone try’s so hard to keep someone to not turn out that way will sometimes
end up that way. Tom could not handle it anymore so he had to get away. This picture shows what a lot of people feel. To
many people that read they play will understand that it connects to Tom. He was
pushed so hard to make sure his family was okay and couldn’t leave. So when it
came to the last fight he knew it was time to go and start his own life the way
he always wanted. Why do you think Tom has left after they got into a fight one
last time?
I believe Tom finally gained enough courage to escape his mother's grasp because she was arguing and blaming him for something he literally had no control over. Amanda felt as though it was Tom's fault for the whole night being ruined and them "making a fool of themselves"(pg 95) because he didn't know everything about his co workers life. She basically belittles him when she said, "You dont know things anywhere, you live in a dream"(95.) If I worked every day like Tom did to take care of the family when its not even my responsibility, I would end up leaving too because no matter what he did, it was never good enough in Amanda's eyes. I would never stay in a place where all my efforts and sacrifices went unnoticed.
ReplyDeleteNo one needs to stay where they are unwanted. As for Tom he did it to support his family and I understand that but when he started to be unnoticed like you said I would of left too. He did everything for his family and did not get one thank you.
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