Part 1 of Essay
In The Glass Menagerie, the usage of props are important parts of the play. The fire escape, Victrola phonograph, Laura's unicorn, and Tom's movie going, affects the characters' lives everyday in one way or another. In the play, the character, Tom was disturbed by responsibility for his mother and sister. He used the fire ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... the steps of this fire escape for a last time and followed, from then on, in my father's footsteps, attempting to find in motion what was lost in space." Tom wanted to be free, and to him, the fire escape was the exit into freedom. Movies were also an important part of Tom's life. He went to the movies when he and his mother argued or when he felt he needed some excitement. In scene four, Amanda asks, "Why do you go to the movies so much, Tom?" and Tom replies "I go to the movies because - I like adventure. Adve ....