First of all, I liked the way that The Glass Menagerie was
not specifically dated. What I mean by this, is even though
the play was written in the forties, today we (people in
general), can still relate to some of the issues in it. Like take
for example the disability issue. Laura was so self conscious
of her disability, but in reality, people did not really even
notice. This is how society in general treats people with
disabilities today - the same as everyone else. I also liked
the development of Laura's character over the course of the
plot. At first she was timid and afraid of the world. But as
the play progressed, and her character grew, she started to
grow out of her timidness and started to be more trustful of
people. By the end of the play, she had completely opened
up to Jim and even showed him her glass menagerie, her
most prized possession. I think that the stage directions in
this play were both useful and annoying. I say that they were
useful because......
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