Plays throughout the existence of their writers have ultimately had a main title character. This character is a very pivotal point of the story and can be very easily located just by their actions. This person in the play is also known as the protagonist. The protagonist usually displays a variety of traits that can be easily identified with which is why this person is indeed the main and title character. In the play “The …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…ragging on him period and when the electricity goes out because Tom neglected and just plain forgot to pay the bill, Amanda tells Tom that “ there’s such a high price for negligence in this world.” Tom does not respond and is helped out by his buddy Jim. Tom is indeed the protagonist in the play “ The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Willliams. He inevitably supports the whole family single handedly and takes grief for it.