Friday, September 12, 2014

What are Tom's dreams?

Tom's dream in The Glass Menagerie is basically to run
away from the alleyway apartment and the oppression that his family has him under and be
free to write poetry, read literature, and experience the adventures that he sees in the
movie theatre where he goes to escape from everyday
life.


Tom is a born poet, which is a huge contrast from his
rogue-type job at the factory, where darkness, and a harsh environment are the rule.
Instead, Tom imagines beauty, adventure, color, and freedom. These are his mechanisms of
escapism and is meant to contrast his reality versus his
fantasy.

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