The play Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams is a superb peice of American literature. The play runs in a thin and dark layer of memory. The happiness, dreams and actions are co related in a special manner and it is evidently depicted in the play. The narrator is itself a character of the play. And hence, he is better able to converse the deepness of the situation. The sacrifices of a loving mother and what she wants for her child is shown. Also, the generation gap that bridges between two generations is depicted.
Coming of love in a life of a girl having inferiority complex brings brighter side of the play. And as soon as the love leaves her alone on her own, the harsh reality of life is comes into light.
Over all, the play involves the reality of life in an interesting manner. The background and bracket lines show how presentable the play is. It creates a similar picture in the mind as well while reading.