Glass Menagerie Scenes 1-6

The production notes had two really interesting quotes to me, the first being "Reality is an organic thing," meaning that this play is about how reality is can evolve and change, how reality is only how one perseves it and how it changes from person to person. This can be seen through out this play, even in the title The Glass Menagerie, which is Laura's collection of animals. this animals are her reality. I feel that the way Laura acts towards strangers is very plain and boring, much like just a single piece of class, but when you get her to open up she seems very intriguing and an interesting person. Amanda on the other hand has a different look on how reality should be for her, although she has a better grip on societies values and wants to have financial success, she feels that she deserves to be pampered, and she doesn't want to see how strange Laura is and how top isn't going to become a great business man. I really think that Amanda is the cause of these problems, and like most parents, may see the flaws in their children but do not want to accept that. Because that means in their eyes they have failed as parents to raise their children. When really if they would help fix the flaws it would be the exact opposite.
A very important part of this play, is stage show that tom went and saw in scene 4. "You know it don't take much intelligence to get yourself into a nailed-up coffin, laura. But who in hell ever got himself out of one without removing one nail?" this is referring to his life, and how he would life to just escape. also in this scene tom finally apologizes to amanda, which is a very tear filled scene, and amanda is worried that tom is going to become a drunkard. In this scene i feel like Amanda actually admits to the fact that her daughter is a little different and how she needs tom to help. that her attempts to help integrate laura into the real world hasn't worked. she is also trying to help find a suitor for laura and ask if tom will help, he agrees. I really enjoyed reading this part, although i don't have any younger sisters, I have a few friends that do. and this is about how it goes when their parents ask them to help out, the oh, my go-osh, and the reluctent YES! as the parents ask over and over. Even on the simple things you still see this even just picking them up from a sports practice or movie, must be a sibling thing huh.