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A 4 page analysis of this classic play. This paper describes the characters and setting in relation to the background of the Great Depression. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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of such things as individual mindset. French utopian socialist Claude-Henri Saint-Simon suggested, in fact, that an interrelationship existed between social organization and ideas and that ideas directly molded social
organization to one degree or another. Saint-Simon contends that social organization at any one time in history is in fact the "direct reflection of the prevailing social code" (Delaney
44). This relationship is directly evident in Tennessee Williams "Glass Menagerie". This play reflects the many negative influences World War I has had on the plays primary characters
the Wingfield family members. The Great Depression that followed this war impacted the individual psyche of these characters in ways that had never been equaled before. For America
as a whole, in fact, it has turned dreams into nightmares. These characters are left fearful, rejecting change, introverted, and distrustful. Williams uses these characters to demonstrate the
universal fact that success is not possible when one is suffering from stress and depression. Success is only obtainable when one fights their way out of the bad circumstances
that engulf them. The Impact of Fear In
many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced by the characters in "The Glass Menagerie".
The Wingfield family lives in a run-down tenement that directly reflects their inner turmoil. The dinginess and disarray of their surroundings is integrally linked to the depression and despair
that characterizes their lives. Fear is a constant element in Williams "The Glass Menagerie". Amanda, the mother, lives in fear
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