The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
I find Laura an interesting character. While she does nothing financially to support the family, she seems to be the glue that holds the three together emotionally. She doesn't take part in an petty arguments between Tom and Amanda, which is a piece in creating her role as the one in need in the family. She is like a child. Tom is told by his mother that Laura needs him there, as a financial provider, and as someone to look after her and find her a gentleman caller. Without Laura, the family would likely drift apart. She serves to the “slow and implacable fires” by standing in as a mediator. I find it very ironic that she trips over the fire escape when leaving the apartment. She mends the fires, and has no choice but to stay there. Her handicap has created her to be somewhat passive, but her character keeps the two aggressive personalities stuck together.
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