Deception and Symbolism

Deception and Symbolism
<Tab/>In Tennessee Williams play, "The Glass Menagerie" there is many forms of deception and symbolism. In this play Williams tells about a young man named Tom, his sister Laura, his mother Amanda, and his father. Tom is a character in the play and also the narrator of the play. Tom is a young man ready to "escape from his mother's apartment and from his shoe factory job..." (Londre' 68). Laura is a girl that is shy and not very out going. "Laura is a physical and emotional cripple who can bear to do nothing more challenging than tend her collecti…