In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams uses various types of symbolism. He uses the symbols to develop character and theme, to elaborate on what the characters aspire to be, and to identify what they actually are. Laura Wingfield is a very complex and important character to the play. It is from her that the name of the play derives from, being that she is the owner of the menagerie. Her nickname, “Blue Roses,” is one …showed first 75 words of 665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 665 total…character and theme, elaborate on what the characters aspire to be, and identify what they actually are. The name of the play comes from the glass collection of one of the central characters of the play, Laura Wingfield. Her nickname “Blue Roses” is one of the symbols to be mentioned in the play, but the most significant would have to be the relationship between Laura and her favorite piece of her glass menagerie, the unicorn.