The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
Nearing the end of Scene 3, it is apparent the internal conflicts of each of the main characters. Each is struggling with their own inner demons, and for Amanda, it appears to be nostalgia, and a yearning for the betterment of her family. For Laura, her physical and social handicaps are the primary causes for her stuggles, and Tom, who seemingly is the most conflicted, struggles with the nagging of his mother about working a job that he hates, but also he fights his urge to leave and grasp the fringes of adventure. Amanda struggles with controlling his desires, and seems to wound both of her children when trying to push them to be what she expects of them. Tom rebels, and says to her, "Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter, and none of those instincts are given much play at the warehouse!"(Williams, 1253). His rebellion reveals no sort of relief for the two children, and they continue their bickering with their demanding mother. Even though Amanda is unbearingly pushy, and oftentimes suffocates her children with her endless requests, I still feel a pang of sympathy for her, a single mother, wanting what's best for her children with an absent father. I don't know if I blame her, her husband leaving is stress enough to cause her to go crazy with worries and demands.
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