Tennessee Williams wrote "The Glass Menagerie" in 1945 when he was about thirty-four years old. The play was his first real success, and he was widely recognized as a great writer. One of the great aspects of this writing in particular is Tennessee’s use of symbolism all throughout the play. The symbols that he uses help give the reader a much better understanding of the characters in the play, and they give us more insight …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…As can be seen there are quite a few symbols in the play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams. I am sure that there are others, but these alone are enough to see that Tennessee Williams was very big on symbolism, at least in this writing. They certainly give the reader a much better understanding of the characters in the play, and they also give us more insight into how these characters feel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**