Glass Menagerie

When reality does not prove to be satisfying to an individual, they create a fantasy world in which to live. In The Glass Menagerie and A Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, the characters generate stories to make their world more pleasing to them. The Glass Menagerie presents a desperate mother of two grown children, who wants the best for them so badly that when her dreams do not come true, she makes up …

…from reality in itself. Tennessee Williams permits a person to let fantasy take a hold of them, as long as it does not grasp too tightly. If a fantasy becomes a reality, then a person has gone too far and needs to reaffirm their priorities. Tennessee Williams proves that only negative circumstances occur when a person can not deal with their reality and so they feel the necessity to manifest lies to swathe the truth.