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Monday, October 8, 2012
What's inside...
We have met the four characters of The Glass Menagerie, and I think you will agree that each has something redeeming and each has something tragic within him or her. Select one--Tom, Amanda, Laura, or Jim--and discuss this duality of his/her character. Come to a conclusion as to how you view this character overall. There is a catch to this post. You must read the comments of those who have posted previously to you and you must agree or disagree with him/her. I will start first.(The deadline to post to this blog is Wednesday, October 10, 2012)
With all her harping and annoying ways, Amanda Wingfield truly draws my sympathy. She has the best of intentations for the success and happiness of her children; however, in her state of desperateness, living in poverty, the sole parent of an emotionally and physically crippled daughter and a restlessness son, she does not know how to approach her children or solve the family problems. She is from another time and place that she is forced to live. It is so very hard for to leave the happiness of her beautiful Southern past for the hard modern world. This makes her tragic, but what makes her grand is that she never gives up. She works, she plans, she hopes, she dreams, she comforts, and she lives. For these reasons, I admire Amanda
I do see what Mr. Palombo is saying about Amanda. She has lived a hard and strict life back then. That was how she was raised and how she was expected to live. Amanda has grown up that way, and it is the only way she knows, which is why she raises her daughter that way. On the contrary,I sympathize for Laura. She is so fragile and her mother expects the best from her. Amanda wants to live her life through Laura. That puts pressure on Laura. She is also physically crippled, which adds to the troubles of her life. However, toward the end of this play, Laura has gained more confidence than she had when the play started, thanks to Jim. Laura could not take the stress at first, which made me feel sorry for her.
I disagree with Ms. Palombo slightly. Yes, she is from another time, but she needs to buckle down and be a PARENT. She has a crippled daughter that needs her, and, like Brittney said, she puts pressure on Laura by trying to live through her. I think that Tom has is tragicness in that he always wants to get away when he has a family that needs him. However, I sympathize with him becuase all he does is crave adventure, but he knows he never can have it because he must look after his forever crippled sister.
I disagree with Ms. Palombo also very slightly. I think Amanda puts Laura in an awkard position by trying to get her to be what Amanda wants her to be. Amanda is trying to live through the memories of her young life, but she should try to help Laura by letting her be herself. Of course, in that time, it was quite odd for someone who is different to be an average person in society, but a mother should allow her children to be who they want to be instead of insisting that they be someone else.
I also disagree with Mrs.Palombo for similar reasons that Tyler did. She has a crippled daughter that needs help but instead, Amanda is too busy trying to relive her past to notice. She also has a son desperate for adventure that she keeps locked up in a warehouse. I sympathize for Tom because instead of following his dreams and going on adventures, he stays in the warehouse bringing in the little money that he can for his family.
I disagree with Mrs. Palombo as well. I agree with what Maela said. Amanda is trying to make Laura like her so she can relive her past and I sympathize with Laura. Amanda said that she wishes for her children to be successful, but it seems like she just cares about having Tom take care of her and trying to fix up Laura.
6 comments:
With all her harping and annoying ways, Amanda Wingfield truly draws my sympathy. She has the best of intentations for the success and happiness of her children; however, in her state of desperateness, living in poverty, the sole parent of an emotionally and physically crippled daughter and a restlessness son, she does not know how to approach her children or solve the family problems. She is from another time and place that she is forced to live. It is so very hard for to leave the happiness of her beautiful Southern past for the hard modern world. This makes her tragic, but what makes her grand is that she never gives up. She works, she plans, she hopes, she dreams, she comforts, and she lives. For these reasons, I admire Amanda
I do see what Mr. Palombo is saying about Amanda. She has lived a hard and strict life back then. That was how she was raised and how she was expected to live. Amanda has grown up that way, and it is the only way she knows, which is why she raises her daughter that way. On the contrary,I sympathize for Laura. She is so fragile and her mother expects the best from her. Amanda wants to live her life through Laura. That puts pressure on Laura. She is also physically crippled, which adds to the troubles of her life. However, toward the end of this play, Laura has gained more confidence than she had when the play started, thanks to Jim. Laura could not take the stress at first, which made me feel sorry for her.
I disagree with Ms. Palombo slightly. Yes, she is from another time, but she needs to buckle down and be a PARENT. She has a crippled daughter that needs her, and, like Brittney said, she puts pressure on Laura by trying to live through her. I think that Tom has is tragicness in that he always wants to get away when he has a family that needs him. However, I sympathize with him becuase all he does is crave adventure, but he knows he never can have it because he must look after his forever crippled sister.
I disagree with Ms. Palombo also very slightly. I think Amanda puts Laura in an awkard position by trying to get her to be what Amanda wants her to be. Amanda is trying to live through the memories of her young life, but she should try to help Laura by letting her be herself. Of course, in that time, it was quite odd for someone who is different to be an average person in society, but a mother should allow her children to be who they want to be instead of insisting that they be someone else.
I also disagree with Mrs.Palombo for similar reasons that Tyler did. She has a crippled daughter that needs help but instead, Amanda is too busy trying to relive her past to notice. She also has a son desperate for adventure that she keeps locked up in a warehouse. I sympathize for Tom because instead of following his dreams and going on adventures, he stays in the warehouse bringing in the little money that he can for his family.
I disagree with Mrs. Palombo as well. I agree with what Maela said. Amanda is trying to make Laura like her so she can relive her past and I sympathize with Laura. Amanda said that she wishes for her children to be successful, but it seems like she just cares about having Tom take care of her and trying to fix up Laura.
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