Themes
Themes:
The Difficult of Accepting Reality: Tom, Amanda, and Laura each try to escape from reality in different ways. Tom always leaves down the fire escape and goes to movies. The movies were his escape, and because the adventures in the movies were nothing like his life, he enjoyed leaving to escape his life. Amanda still lived in the past; Whenever she spoke to Laura it was always about how many gentlemen callers she had before she got married. Her past was the best part of her life, and now that her husband has left her, she loves to reminisce about the life she used to have. Laura escapes from life by being shy to everyone except her brother and mother. Because of the brace on her leg, she always felt unpopular. She escaped reality and lived life through her glass menagerie and lets no one into her world. The first time she did, her unicorn was broken and destroyed.