Questions:
The Glass Menagerie
1) How does the glass menagerie become an obsessive preoccupation in this story? How does the introduction of the glass collection slowly change and shift? How does its meaning change or evolve as the central symbol in the story? What are some major stages?
2) What is the symbolic contrast between the glass menagerie and the Tom's actions? Laura's actions? Why does Laura give the broken glass unicorn to her gentleman caller? What statement is she making?