The Glass Menagerie - Escape Theme-
The Glass Menagerie - Escape Theme-
"The Glass Menagerie" is set in the apartment of the Wingfield
family. By description, it is a cramped, dinghy place, not unlike a
jail cell. It is one of many such apartments in the neighborhood. Of
the Wingfield family members, none of them want to live there. Poverty
is what traps them in their humble abode. The escape from this
lifestyle, this apartment and these relationships is a significant
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…that escape is possible. In the end, no character makes a clean
break from the situation at hand. The escape theme demonstrated in the
fire escape, the dance hall, Mr. Wingfield and Tom's departure prove
to be a dead end in many ways. Perhaps Tennessee Williams is trying to
send a message that running away is not the way to solve life's
problems. The only escape in life is solving your problems, not
avoiding them.
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