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The Glass Menagerie

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Plot Summary

Detailed Summary & Analysis

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7

Themes

All Themes Memory Abandonment Illusions and Dreams Escape

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Tom Wingfield Amanda Wingfield Laura Wingfield Jim O’Connor

Symbols

All Symbols Glass Menagerie Fire Escape Glass Unicorn Blue Roses Music The Movies Typewriter

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7

Themes

All Themes
Memory
Abandonment
Illusions and Dreams
Escape

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Tom Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
Jim O’Connor

Symbols

All Symbols
Glass Menagerie
Fire Escape
Glass Unicorn
Blue Roses
Music
The Movies
Typewriter

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The Glass Menagerie Study Guide

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Raphel, Adrienne. "The Glass Menagerie." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 16 Sep 2013. Web. 20 May 2019.

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Raphel, Adrienne. "The Glass Menagerie." LitCharts LLC, September 16, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-glass-menagerie.

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