Glass_Menagerie

Glass Menagerie Most parents only goals for their children are happiness and success. Many times, in trying to reach these goals, parents try to prevent their children from repeating mistakes they may have made earlier in life. This is the case with the Wingfield family in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Amanda Wingfield attempts to do what is best for her children, although she often provokes responses opposite of her reactions. Amanda is always trying to improve upon her children’s lives. Amanda signs Laura up to go to Rubicam’s Business College. She wants Laura to get a degree and be able to get a job to support herself. She wants Laura to be more independent, unlike herself, so she won’t have to depend on other people throughout her life. Amanda instructs Tom on how hot his coffee should be, what he should put in his coffee, as well as how much he needs to eat to “put in a day’s work.” This shows that she wants Tom to be healthy and well nourished. She also wants him to be able to work hard to make good money so he can continue to support glass, menagerie, laura, amanda, tom, shows, mother, good, children, work, trying, out, often, life, gentleman, caller, amanda’s, always, about, wingfield, though, things, support, should, rubicam’s, put, parents, movies, made, lives, improve, herself, happen, going, goals, go, family, face, college, coffee, business, broken, best, attempts, actions, able, young, wouldn’t, won’t, williams, way, wanted