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Glass Managerie

Character List
Amanda Wingfield - Laura and Tom's mother. A proud, vivacious woman, Amanda clings fervently to memories of a vanished, genteel past. She is simultaneously admirable, charming, pitiable, and laughable.
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Laura Wingfield - Amanda's daughter and Tom's younger sister. Laura has a bad leg, on which she has to wear a brace, and walks with a limp. Twenty-three years old and painfully shy, she has largely withdrawn from the outside world and devotes herself to old records and her collection of glass figurines.
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Tom Wingfield - Amanda's son and Laura's older brother. An aspiring poet, Tom works at a shoe warehouse to support the family. He is frustrated by the numbing routine of his job and escapes from it through movies, literature, and alcohol.
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Jim O'Connor - An old acquaintance of Tom and Laura. Jim was a popular athlete in high school and is now a shipping clerk a...

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