The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

In the play, The Glass Menagerie, the author, Tennessee Williams states that Amanda is "a little woman of great but confused vitality, clinging frantically to another time and place." She is portrayed as the character in the book that really sets the play in motion, so it is fair to say she should be perceived as the main character. It is hard to say what is most memorable about Amanda, whether it being her belief in the success of her children, or her strong affection towards the past. One thing is for sure, and although she comes off as foolish, Amanda is a dynamic character in the notion that she completely transforms throughout the play.

At the start of the play, Amanda is ironically resentful about her past. As much as she regrets what went on with her husband, she talks about it often. On page 35, Amanda states, “Oh, I can see the handwriting on the wall as plain as I see the nose in front of my face! It’s terrifying! More and more you remind me...