Music and "The Glass Menagerie"

The quote “In memory everything seems to happen to music” is relevant in the play “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennesee Williams because music is associated with memory. This is a quote taken from the play “The Glass Menagerie” and was said by the narrator who also played a character in the play. “The Glass Menagerie” is a memory play. In memory everything seems to happen to music. Music is used often in the play to emphasize themes such as Laura’s fragility and sorrow and to enhance the drama. Sometimes music comes from outside the play, not from within it and although the audience can hear it the characters cannot.
The only recurring tune, ‘The Glass Menagerie’, is used to give emotional emphasis to certain passages in the play. When you look at a piece of spun glass, you think of how beautiful yet delicate it is and how easily it can be broken. This tune is compared to Laura, the fragility of the glass is her image. The first instance of ‘The Gla...