The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
Williams made Tom an extremely relatable character in The Glass Menagerie. He, like many people, feel trapped in their own lives. Tom strives to have adventure in his life. He wants to have a thrilling factor in his mediocre life of providing for his ungrateful mother. Frequently, Tom attends the movies. He justifies going to the movies often because he likes the adventure. He says that "adventure is something I don't have much of at work..."(Williams, 1252). Since Tom cannot get action and adventure in his own life, he frequents the movie theatre to vicariously live throught the adventurous characters in the movies. Part of the reason that Tom admires his father is because his father went out to go achieve the adventure he wanted to achieve. I feel as though the only thing holding Tom back from pursuing that adventure is Laura. Even though Tom quarells with Amanda frequently, he cares about Laura. If Tom could find some way to provide a nice life for Laura, then he would be out searching for adventure.
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