The Glass Menagerie

I enjoyed reading “The Glass Menagerie” because it is a modern play, so it is easier for me to relate to it. The plot of this play centers on family problems, and how each family member “deals” with that problem. Laura, the daughter, is “forced” to go to secretary school so she can be successful and have a bright future. Sadly, Laura doesn’t like going to secretary school, so she skips it and walks around town doing nothing. Tom, the son, is also “forced” to work a job he is very dissatisfied with. Amanda, the mother, is coping with the loss of her husband, and is very emotional because the family’s social status is degrading. Eventually Amanda and Tom find out that Laura is skipping school, so they decide to set her on a date with Jim (the gentlemen caller), but what Tom and Amanda don’t know is that Jim is engaged already to another girl. So in the end, they find out and apologize to Jim. I really liked this play because, like I said, it’s modern, and many of these “family problems” are problems that families go through everyday.

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