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This 4 page paper discusses the way in which the device of memory in Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" informs viewers expectations of the work. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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work itself is constructed so that those expectations have to be left at the door. This paper discusses Tennessee Williams classic play The Glass Menagerie and how its construction
sets up expectations in the audience. Discussion Tennessee Williams puts a great deal of emphasis on the fact that The Glass Menagerie is a "memory play," so it seems
fitting to explore that aspect of it. He says "Being a "memory play, The Glass Menagerie can be presented with unusual freedom of convention" (Williams 139). What does
this mean? Memory is unreliable because its selective. We remember only those events that are particularly important to us, whether theyre pleasant or unpleasant, and then we may not
remember them accurately. We recall happy days as being much brighter than they were, and unhappy times as being far bleaker than was really the case. In terms
of the play, this means we might expect to see vivid "snapshots" of certain events, quick glimpses into a specific happening that caused great emotion, and a feeling of disjointedness
as we watch these events unfold. We would also expect the play to use a great deal of symbolism, and would not be expecting to see a depiction of
"real" (insofar as theater can ever be said to be real) happenings, but a carefully selected group of scenes that illustrate the impact of these remembered events on the characters
live. That is precisely how things unfold. The staging of the play is unrealistic: the characters mime eating, for instance; there is no actual food on stage.
The lighting is dim with spotlights highlighting the character the author wants us to watch specifically in a given scene, and there is incidental music to underscore particular moments.
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