My analysis is based on a play called “The Glass Menagerie” written by Tennessee Williams, (1944) and the setting was in America in the 1930’s, it involves a cast of four interesting characters. These people have been faced with the reality of living a life marred by disappointment, deception, unhappiness and despair. A most interesting and enjoyable play but one which relies heavily on symbols to describe the moral of the story.
Tennessee Williams’ use of symbols in this play to depict certain situations was a creative attempt at conveying the emotions and feelings of his cast members, though it was not always clear to his audience. The play focuses on the family’s fight to get to a socially acceptable level in their lives, and the ways in which they handle disappointments and failures, of which they had their fair share.