Monday, November 17, 2008
Prompt #4: Illusion
We've been looking at some optical illusions and discussing the concept of illusion in relation to The Glass Menagerie. How do you (or don't you) see the theme of illusion play out in the play? In the lives of the different characters - Tom, Laura, Amanda, Jim, Mr. Wingfield? In Williams's stage devices? Does Williams or the characters ever break away from illusion to acknowledge the truth? If so, when and how?
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I see illusions in the play when Tom believes himself to be someone different than he is. Williams breaks away from illusion during the end of the book when he reveals the theme of the book. When he removed the cloak of illusions, I was able to understand the moral of the story.
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