Amanda Wingfield
Character Analysis
Amanda Wingfield is shown above in the picture being portrayed by an actress. She has a southern look which goes along with her southern attitude. The attitudes being that of tradition and how important they are, but she doesn’t realize time is changing along with tradition. She can’t see who her daughter really is because she refuses to see something that isn’t a reflection of her and her valued traditions. She cares more about Laura getting married than she is about her being happy. You could say she’s in a sort of haze in which is reality and fantasy. The reality is Laura doesn’t want to get married and her fantasy is that Laura is married to a wealthy man and having children. She risks her own reputation by humiliating herself for Laura. And she basks in the years before where she had gentlemen callers everyday (the complete opposite of Laura). I believe Amanda has good intentions, but she just comes off so needy and pushy that Laura only sees it as a command. Amanda justs want Laura to be with a man who can give her what she needs, such as children and money. You can’t fully blame Amanda for being like this though because she was raised in a time where the same thing was pushed on her and everyone else. With Amanda and Laura it’s a lack of communication and reality. Amanda should understand why Laura doesn’t want a man right away and Laura should understand why traditions are so important to Amanda.
I feel as though that Amanda tries to live through her kids. When she addresses situations in which the kids get to make a decision, she uses pronouns such as "we" and "us" to try and persuade them to do what she wants. Laura is the one who gets the most of the mothers wrath, being as though she is Amanda's only daughter and she can relate to her more then her brother Tom. I see how the mothers intentions could be taken as good but they can also be seen as a controlling thing.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if Amanda wants whats best for her children even if her children want something different then Amanda wants. Amanda pushes Laura into marring a wealthy man even though Laura is content with being by herself. I can the good intentions her mother has for her daughter, but they come off to strong. Amanda needs to learn when to step back and let her daughter pick her own path in life and live it the way she wants to.
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