Glass Menagerie Movie Vs Book

In 1944, Tennessee Williams wrote a play titled, The Glass Menagerie. After six years, in 1950, a movie was filmed. Both convey the same idea, and share the same themes. They are based on the memory of Tom Wingfield. So, the text and movie of The Glass Menagerie share many similarities and differences.

Starting with similarities, both the text and movie have the same setting. It is the Wingfield’s apartment in St. Louis. Just how viewers imagine the setting in the text, it comes to life in the movie. Tom is both a narrator and a character in the text and movie. Both are based on his memory of his youth, where he is impulsive. Like the book, he is always arguing with his mother, as they have opposing ideas. Tom wants an adventure, not to work in the job his mom wants him to. However, he is one of the sources that bring money to his family. His dad left a long time ago. The movie portrays that well, as it is apparent that Tom wants to both satisfy his mother and enjoy his life at the same time. Moreover, the symbol of the glass menagerie is heavily represented in the text and movie. It portrays Laura, as she is exquisitely delicate and sensitive. She tells Jim to be careful around her fragile glass sculptures, as any slight movement might break them. In both media, she is seen as a very shy and fragile young lady, like the sculptures. She thinks

I personally don’t believe in the prospective of haunting nostalgia in the play, even though the characters in the play all have their memories haunt them as they use them for escape. All characters feel that the memories are a crippling force which prevents them from finding a happy future. I believe that memories are not always a crippling force, they may be happy or tragic, but they should not stand in a person’s way. It is natural to have memories as they are a reminder of something important that happened in a person’s life. They should not act as a haunting