Family Dysfunction in Tennessee Williams' the Glass Menagerie
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 11
No. of pages 176
Published: 2013
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In "The Glass Menagerie," Tennessee Williams portrays the struggles of the Wingfield family in 1930s St. Louis. The story revolves around Amanda Wingfield, a faded Southern belle clinging to the past, her son Tom, who yearns for freedom and adventure, and Laura, a painfully shy daughter who is emotionally fragile and obsessed with her collection of glass animals. As the family's tensions rise, they confront their dreams and disappointments. The arrival of a gentleman caller for Laura provides a glimmer of hope but ultimately exposes the deep-seated dysfunction and incapacity for connection within the family. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Social Issues in Literature .
This book is aimed at children at US 10th grade-12th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 15-17 years.
There are 176 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2013 by Cengage Gale .
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