The Glass Menageria blog post #2

The more I read this play, the more I find it so interesting. The mother, Amanda, really loves her kids but she just has a funny way of showing it. She tries to live vicariously through them, more so through her daughter Laura because she can relate to her more. As time goes on the mother really tries to get Laura to find a gentleman caller, more pushing then the beginning. We get to see how shy and timid Laura truly is when the play explains how she acted when she was with one her mother brought to her. She was Flabbergasted when the name her mother uttered was Jim, the guy she has a crush on. I believe Laura is only so nervous because of her birth defect, and she feels as though she isn't pretty and no one would like her. Amanda gets very angered when Laura or Tom says she is disabled, saying that she isn't disabled just different.When Jim comes to dinner, however, he only sees the good in her,  making her feel better then ever. When he kisses her she has pure shock rushing through her veins. In my opinion, I find that the mother did the best thing by pushing her kids as hard as she does. Yes, sometimes she can be too much but at the end of the day everything always works out. If Laura and Tom didn't have the mother they do, their lives would be incomplete. They may fight and want to leave but they have a special connection, a bond that all families have in their own way. I find the theme of insecurity throughout the book, everyone having something that they feel they need to hide. The mother feels like she is a disappointment to her kids, Laura with her defect, Tom with his whereabouts, all of these are things that each individual feels they need to work on. I'm really enjoying this play and glad that I picked it, I would reccommend it to others as well. It is an easy read and something that keeps you hooked until the very end.