The Symbolism Of Laura In The Glass Menagerie

Throughout this story, I believe that the glass menagerie represents a symbol, much as is represents Laura. The glass menagerie is fragile, as is Laura. They are both kind of in the old time, because they don’t go out into the reality of the world. Laura is a very shy girl, and is nervous about being around people she doesn’t really know. When the characters in the story give Laura a chance, we learn that she can actually be charming and the gentleman caller, Jim, also learns that she is a very sympathetic person, but she can’t face what it takes to be in a relationship. When she was telling her mom about the yearbook where Jim used to call her “Blue Roses”, Laura feels drawn to think about him again, but quickly realizes that he is probably

It would be Laura. This is because Larura’s favorite animal is the unicorn, which is important because we all know that unicorns are a fantastical animal. Throughout the play, it is also important because it changes, as Laura does. At first she was a fragile person who didn’t talk to many people, except her family. This glass piece she owns is a symbol of Laura as well because as the glass piece gets broken, in some way so does Laura. The glass piece, as we know, is not any longer a unicorn. Kindof the same with Laura, she is taken out of her shell when the gentleman caller, Jim, comes over for supper, and talks to her and says that she is just like he remembers – a quiet girl. Glass is see through, or transparent, and when there is light or attention shone on it, then it shimmers. Much like Laura, when someone gives her attention, she glows. The glass unicorn also represents how she’s unlike everyone else, how she is different than her classmates because she’s not usual, lonely and isn’t adapted to the outside world. When Jim and Laura dance in the living room and the unicorn gets it’s horn broken off, it becomes just an ordinary another horse. Jim makes Laura feel like just a normal girl, but when he says that he can’t love her because he’s already engaged, then Laura is back to the same place she was at before. Laura gives Jim the horn of the broken unicorn, and it somewhat is a

This disease was crippling to Laura, as it made her miss a lot of school when she was younger. Laura had thrived after Jim kissed her, and this was a symbol because she was such a fragile person before, and he made her come out of her box a little because it made her feel important. This was also another example of a symbol, because Tennessee William’s actual sister, Rose, had actually went under this same disease as he was writing this, and the nickname he gives Laura corresponds with his sister as well. The way he uses outside things that are actually happening in his life is a symobol, because it represents something bigger than what it actually is; which makes perfect sense for this story because that meant something to