Glass Menagerie

The gentleman caller in Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie” does represent the hopes and dreams of all we wish for. As Amanda wished for a gentleman caller for Laura, Laura also wished for a gentleman caller to provide her with an escape from her current life. Laura was not desperately trying to get away from her situation like Tom was, however Laura wanted to. Laura portrayed that she escaped to her glass menagerie, so …

…of the situation he was in so that he may pursue his dreams of writing. Although he had strong hopes and desires to do so, at the time, he did what he had to do in order to support his family. During his struggle with putting up with his mother, and being the sole provider for the family, Jim held onto his dreams, knowing that one day, he would work on making them come true.