Tuesday, April 19, 2011
First Impression Of The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie by William Tennessee sounds interesting just based on its title, but you cannot, or should not judge a book by its cover. Therefore, after reading the introduction, the production notes, and finally scene one, I became hooked. Tennessee really brings out the magical approach of the play by basing it off of a memory, but also adding in a twist that i have yet to read. Tom is the narrator, but it seems as if Laura is the main character. Tennessee uses the animal menagerie that is owned by Laura as an indicator to his purpose, everyone has a scapegoat, a way out. I think the title change from The Gentlemen Caller to The Glass Menagerie was a wonderful idea because I dont think that the gentlemen caller is the main purpose, although it has an underlying purpose, I believe finding a way to escape reality is the main purpose. Laura escapes through her glass menagerie, Mr. Wingfield escapes through long distance, and I have yet to grasp how Tom and Amanda, his mother, escapes reality.
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The play happens to take place during the battle of the bulge. World War II is going on, America was in an economic crisis and things, life in particular, seemed better when a person could slip out of reality. the plays written by Tennessee did just that, allowed people to slip out of reality and slip into someone else's life.
ReplyDeleteGood thing I checked your own comment to yourself. :)
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