The Glass Menagerie: Illusion vs. Reality

Many people try to live in a world of illusion, but find out when they go back to reality they are lost and hopeless. In the screenplay, “The Glass Menagerie,” written by Tennessee Williams, the characters often go from their dreams and illusions back to reality when they please. The characters of “The Glass Menagerie” live in a world or illusion until an event happens that sends them tumbling back to reality. Amanda Wingfield never …

…and reality makes all the difference in life. If you live in a world of illusion all day long, you will accomplish nothing and live in a dream world. The characters of “The Glass Menagerie” demonstrated how things would turn out if you live in a world filled with dreams and illusions. Despite the hardships of reality, you will be better off in the long road rather than the short and rugged road of illusion.