Writing Homework Help

Glass Menagerie Write a 3-4 page argument essay about an issue in the play. Make sure to have a Works Cited page. Outside sources (Bloom,etc.) may be used.

Common themes in The Glass Menagerie:

Acceptance of Reality

Escape

Power of Memory

Abandonment: father, Jim, Tom

Hardship in the Great Depression

Gender Equality

Mental Illness (Laura/Rose Williams; lobotomy)

American Dream

Generation Gap

Old South/Southern Gothic- Williams, Faulkner

Family Dysfunction

Narcissism

Censorship

Symbolism: Laura’s menagerie, “Blue-roses”; the old records, gentleman callers

Symbols:

Laura’s Glass Menagerie Collection

Glass Unicorn (Laura’s favorite piece; broken)

“Blue Roses”

Fire Escape

Art