DUE MONDAY @ MIDNIGHT
At the beginning of Act I, Tom opens the scene by introducing the production. After reading the introduction, studying Williams' past, and historical context, analyze Tom's character. Using direct quotes from the first scene, discuss Tom's personality, his tone, and perhaps how he may embody Williams himself.
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Tom is similar to Tennessee in many ways. Both families are similar. Both his sister and mother live in the past. His sister is mentally crippled for life, which is often embarrassing for the family. He feels trapped, helpless, and frustrated with the situation in his family. He feels remorseful but he can’t for the sake of his family, which makes him feel even more trapped. Like Tennessee he wants to write and uses it as an escape from his life. His father is never present, so he has to be the breadwinner. Tennessee himself had his father present, which was not always a good thing for him and his family.
ReplyDeleteTom is the narrator of the play and starts by saying, “Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion” (29). He is straightforward with his approach of family but he does not reveal everything. Some of what he says is almost in riddles. He says that he uses symbols to show things. “He is the most realistic character in the play, being an emissary from a world of reality that we were somehow set apart form. But since I have a poet’s weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol; he is the long-delayed but always expected something that we live for” (30). He admits to being a poet and wants to be a writer.
Tennessee and Tom have a lot in common with one another. To start off Tennessee seems to be reserved like Tom. Both Tennessee and Tom have similar backgrounds, they have a mother and a sister. The sister, being mentally handicapped, would be a tough situation for Tennessee or Tom to undergo. Having a sister with such defects would be very stressful and confusing at times. Each charter differs from one another as well. As Mrs. Thomas said; Tennessee’s father was really in his life where as Tom’s dad wasn’t there. “Mr. Cornelius Williams (unlike Mr. Wingfield) was usually present after working hours. As Dakin Williams recalls, ‘my father was home all the time and that was one of the major problems of our family’”.
ReplyDeleteTom’s tone played throughout the first scene can be portrayed as very critical or serious. When talking about his family situations, like his mother and sister, he easily conveys as short or brief, and like Williams he would much rather write about it then blabber on. His unsatisfactory towards his home life cause him to write leading us to what we have in store (reading this GREAT book). “This play is a memory”, in stating that the play will soon be confusing and nonrealistic Tom’s tone changes to reveal his past, without giving us simple hints so far. Being that of William, Tom’s way of writing should tie back into not only the story’s plot line, but along with Tennessee’s too.
As far as the juncture between Tom’s and William’s lives, Robert Bray highlighted himself many of the similarities: “The parallels between the Williams/Wingfield families have been well established by Williams and his biographers.” The prominent among these is the correlation between Williams’ family life and Tom’s; William bases Tom’s sister, Laura, after his own sister, Rose’s situation, and readers have ventured to say that Tom even embodies Williams. This would not be improbable, as Williams is the type of person and writer who would yearn to articulate his feelings through some other medium than verbal expression to other people, especially in response to his detached and unsupportive upbringing.
ReplyDeleteFrom the brief glimpse seen of Tom from his narration, he is recognizable as someone comfortable on the social outskirts, who, by virtue of the fact that he is dissatisfied with his family life, is forced to investigate other avenues of acceptance. Even as a fictional character he seems reluctant to test the waters of performance, but at the same time has much potential and is determined to show it. His tentatively unguarded tone duly reflects the unsure readiness to accept fame, but willing to try anyway. He at least hopes he has something to offer the world of the arts.
In response to Tina:
ReplyDeleteI like that you point out that Tom even professes himself as a poet, as this poetic/artistic/creative side probably instilled in Williams the very courage and skill that it took for Williams to be a successful playwright. This is if we assume the direct manifestation of Williams in Tom, which is clear from Tom's family situation, an integral part of the plot.
In response to Destiny:
I found the very fact that The Glass Menagerie even incorporates a narrator particularly unique. And yet, "The narrator is an undisguised convention of the play. He takes whatever liscence with dramatic convention is convenient to his purposes" (29). The memory Tom mentions, as well as his "weakness for symbols" (30), will also set this play apart.
It is clear to see the resemblance between Tennessee Williams and the main character Tom, in "The Glass Menagerie". Williams writes as if he is Tom, and he relates his own family and life struggles through him. Tom does indeed embody Williams, and that is demonstrated through Tom's character. Tom has a sister Laura, and Williams had a sister named Rose. There may be some connection between those two girls in the play that we can point out later on. It also states in Scene 1, "This is our father who left us a long time ago. He was a telephone man who fell in love with long distances; he gave up his job with a telephone company and skipped the light fantastic out of town..." (30) Tom's father in the play can easily be used as an example to portray Williams father. Williams father was a traveling salesman and a heavy drinker. Tom's father doesn't seem to be in his life in the play, and Williams father may have been there once in a while but wasnn't the best father like figure. There seems to be some connection and examples of Williams family that shines through in Toms family life as well.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if Tom is going to provoke some interesting things about his family life and self struggles, and will actually start to represent Williams. Again, on page 30 Tom mentions something that can be compared to Williams. "But since I have a poet's weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol..." Williams was indeed a writer, and did write some poets in his day. That is why that comment is made by Tom and makes it relevant that he is a poet himself. There are some straightforward things right away that we can point out in realizing the comparison between Williams and Tom. They do have some similarities with one another and I'm sure as the play goes on we will see more and more.
In response to Alie:
ReplyDeleteI really like how you said that Tom feels more comfortable on the social outskirts, but at the same time play's like he hates life. I also like the information you provide about what you think he will become. I believe that when he begins his writings that he will see the outcome of his life either making him more stressed out or more relaxed because he doesn't share his feelings aloud. In the introduction of the book Williams speaks briefly about his own emotions on his life and how he thinks his writing is. "Sort of spirtual death-ray that is projected about the halls of Hollywood" (Bray). Williams knows that his emotions will be easily shown throughout his writing rather then his tone.
I agree with Allie and Tina when you both stated that Williams wrote as a way of demonstrating his feelings. I think that is an accurate assumption. It looks to me like Williams would write as an escape from his life. I liked that Allie said that Williams wrote in a way to articulate his feelings through some other way than verbal expression, and that may have shown through in "The Glass Menagerie". It is clear to see the struggling upbringings of the two men and why they would want to write as a way of letting out their emotions... And that is why I agree with both of your comments!
ReplyDeleteTom in many ways embodies Williams; one way is in the fact that they have many similar family issues. One of these being the sister, to Tom, Laura, and Williams, Rose; they were both handicapped and mentally disabled. Williams did this especially to represent his sister, and the struggles she went through. They are also similar the fact that Tom is a daydreamer and often wishes to be a writer, he uses his writing to escape from the stresses and difficulties of his life. One contrast is that in Tom's life, his father is never around, but with Williams, his father is always around which was often worse for the family, “This is our father who left us a long time ago….The last we heard of him was a picture postcard from Mazatlan, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, containing a message of two words: “Hello—Goodbye!” and no address.” (30)
ReplyDeleteTom seems to be disappointed with his life, and often dreams about something better. He is often misunderstood by his family, and seems to be the “black sheep” of their family. He calls himself a poet, “but since I have a poet’s weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol.” It is apparent that Williams is using Tom, and the other characters of The Glass Menagerie to depict his own life, and many things he had to go through. He also contrasts many things to show how although it may not have been as he put it, it could have been how he felt about it. Throughout the story, we will beging to see more of their similarities, and ways in which Tom embodies William's
In Response to Destiney: I like how you said that he had a serious tone in the beginning of the story, and I definately see that, and also agree that it is because of his quietness that causes him to want to write instead of speaking everything that's on his mind.
ReplyDeleteTom undoubtedly embodies Williams himself. The most obvious similarity between the two is their family. Besides the obvious correlation between Tom and Williams, the other family members they have in common are their mothers, sisters, and in some aspects, their fathers. Tom’s mother Amanda and William’s mother are mainly only similar in the fact that they are present in their son’s lives. As far as the sisters’ common ground, they seem to live in the past as their mothers do (The book describes Amanda as, “A little woman of great but confused vitality clinging frantically to another time and place”), and they both possess some sort of physical difference from the people around them. William’s sister had a frontal lobotomy (with which he was very upset), and Laura is crippled, walking around with a limp. Finally, the family ties end with Tom and William’s fathers. The greatest common factor between the two men is the fact that they both had a negative influence on their families. Tom’s father was absent for the majority of Tom’s life. “The last we heard of him was a picture postcard…containing a message of two words: ‘Hello—Goodbye!’ and no address.” (30). William’s father, while present in his life (unlike Tom’s father), had no better of an impact on his family’s life. He was a drinker and could become violent at times. I believe that there is some irony found when reading Tom’s description of his father’s picture; “There is a fifth character in the play who doesn’t appear except in this photograph over the mantel. This is our father who left us a long time ago.” (30) The irony is found in the fact that the photo is “larger-than-life-size”, yet the father played a small role and was not present for a large portion of his family’s life.
ReplyDeleteTom and Tennessee have far more in common than just their families. They also are both poets. Tom writes, “He is the most realistic character in the play, being an emissary from a world of reality that we were somehow set apart form. But since I have a poet’s weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol; he is the long-delayed but always expected something that we live for” (30). In this quote, it is evident that Tom is a poet and wants to be a writer. Furthermore, he displays storytelling skills in the way introduces the setting of the play, including time period, location, main characters, and even historic background. Williams also is a writer and a poet. The writer part is obvious in the fact that he produced so many works and without his writing skills, we would not be reading The Glass Menagerie. These two characters are also similar in their tendency to set themselves apart from the world around them. They both wish for better lives and seek a better future.
Tom is an interesting character that I already enjoy. He is articulate and his tone is straight forward and slightly cynical. He doesn't appear to get along with his mother but seems to have a sort of companionship with his sister, Laura. He is in no way a "mama's boy." Instead, he is the slightly irritable towards his mother's attatchement to the past. "Tom throws down the paper and jumps up with a groan" (35).
ReplyDeleteThe first indication that Tom is Williams' fictionalized persona is that he is the narrator of The Glass Menagerie. "But since I have a poet's weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol" (30). Secondly, the Wingfield family is very similar to Williams' family with the exception of the absent father. Williams was not happy at home and neither is his character, Tom; both men disliked their work as well, and did as much as they could to avoid being at home.
There are many similarities between Tennessee and Tom in The Glass Menagerie. The story’s as a plot is about struggles and dysfunctional family. Tennessee Williams uses Tom to tell his story of his own struggles in life. Williams’ has a sister, Rose and Tom has a sister Laura. There will be many similarities between the relationship between William and Rose and the relationship between Tom and Laura. When the sister has complications, being handicapped it is hard on the family and brings hardship on the family.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading the first scene it seems like a normal day. By how the family members talk to each other you can tell there is tension and the family is dysfunctional. “We can’t say grace until you come to the table!” (31). “I haven’t enjoyed one bite of this dinner because of your constant directions on how to eat it. It’s you that make me rush through meals with your hawklike attention to every bite I take” (31). The tone of the family seems very irritated with each other and I wouldn’t be surprised if there would be constant fights later on in the book.
Often times in literature author's will base fictional character and their personality traits or life circumstances off of their own personality and life circumstances. There are many parallels found in The Glass Menagerie author Tennessee Williams and Tom. Tennesse's emotions are seen through Tom's character, but mostly life. The most obvious and clear cut similarity between the two found not only in the introduction to the novel, but also in scene one is that both of the men grew up with a disabled sister. Family life plays an important role in anyone's existance, but especially with the similar relationship between Williams and Rose and Tom and Laura.
ReplyDeleteAlthough not much of the story has developed thus far, the frustration and heartbreak with having a handicaped family member is easily seen. Tom expresses his irritation at the dinner table, "I haven't enjoyed one bite of this dinner beacause of your constant directions on how to eat it. It's you that make me rush through meals with your hawlike attention to every bit I take. Sickening-spoils my appetite-all this discussion of-animals' secretion-salviary glands-mastication!"(31)Tom's frustration in my opionion is not really called for, however this statement of anger demonstates the difficulty of daily life that he faces, which in turn reflects Teenessee Williams feelings also.
Tom is a dual-edged character. He enjoys literature and writes poetry. He dreams of a better and more exciting life, a world where he can escape his troubles. Yet he is bound to his household, he is stuck in a small and useless world that he wants to escape from. He dreams of breaking free and feels he has the intelligence and skills to do so. "Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve." (29) Tom feels he is put in a position he can break free from and enter a better side of life.
ReplyDeleteTom is similar to Tennessee in many ways. One can pick up that Tennessee uses Tom as a fictional version of him simply from the name. Tennessee was given the name Thomas Lanier Williams III at his birth. The next major similarities is the famalies of the two. Tom is put in almost a spin-off version of what Tennessee experienced. Tom's sister has a health issue just as Tennessee's sister Rose did. While Tom's father is nonexistent in the play, Tennessee's father was not in a much differant position as he traveled as a salesmen and was a heavy drinker resulting in abusing his family of the time and love needed from a father. Both had mother's who were present yet not outstandingly loving or supportive. Both characters share a love of literature and poetry. "But since I have a poet's weakness for symbols, I am using this character also as a symbol; he is the long-delayed but always expected something that we live for." (30) Apparently both Tom and Tennessee had a longing for a hope of a better life, they both wanted to escape their bindings growing up. Tom sybolizes Tennessee in so many ways. Tennessee seems to be trying to give the audience a taste of his life through Tom in The Glass Menegerie.
From just reading the opening monolauge of Tom it seems to me that Tom may resemble Wilaims in some way, or mey even be his fictional persona. One thing that leads me to believe thats Tom is the persona of Williams is when Tom says that, "I give you truth in the pleasent disquise of illusion" (29). This quote suggests that Tom and what happens is based on facts, but is distorted in some areas in order to make the play more interresting. This opening monolauge gives us a good look at Tom's character, and from that and what comes after it is obvious that Tom resembles Williams in many ways.
ReplyDeleteTom resembles Williams in many different ways. Tom is a man that is cynical and straight forward. Tom, just like Williams, has a sister that is mentaly disabled. Also, Tom is a writer just like Williams and he is not happy with his job or his family life, just like Williams. "Tom throws down the paper and jumps up with a groan" (35). These are a few of the many ways in which Tom resembles Willaims.
In response to Liz Fred:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completly. Tom is quite an interresting character and I look forward to finding out more about his character. Also, i didnt really catch the "mamas boy" thing until i read your response. it makes perfect sense that he is frustrated with his mother's attatchment to her past. overall it was agreeable for me.
In response to Nathan:
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your expansion on the similiarities between Tennesse Williams and Tom. Not only did you mention what everyone else did about both men having disabled sisters,how that tremendous toll that would take on a family, but you also brought up thier passion, that being poetry. Also, your last point about both men wishing to somewhat set themselves apart from the world, in search of a better more promising future was in interesting thought that I didn't personally realize until I read your comment.
In this scene Tom is shown to be a cynical character. This is because of his life stuck in a house with his mother and his sister. He wants greater things than what he has, but he sees no way out and this is what makes him cynical. He is also shown to be a straightforward man who says what he wants, especially toward his mother.
ReplyDeleteThere are many obvious similarities between Williams and Tom. Minus the father in William's life, there family life is similar. They were both in dysfunctional families, and both sympathized with their disabled sisters. The absence of a father in this play. They both also dreamed of bigger things than what they had.
Tom and Tennessee's lives parallel each others greatly. In the Story "The Glass Menagerie", Tom's sister is sick, and he is trying to become a writer. Tennessee William's life was almost the same. His sister was sick and he wanted to become a writer. A difference in the story compared to Tennessee's life is that Tennessee's father was present in his life. The introduction says, "most people who knew her well admitted that Edwina Williams was 'the spitting image' of Amanda." Although we do not get that much evidence on how the mothers are alike, this proves that they were almost exactly identical. There two characters are almost identical and it is easy to see that Tennessee based his character Tom, on himself.
ReplyDeleteTom shows how he feels in his opening lines. By the things he is saying, he shows how he is depressed, such as, "In Spain, there was revolution. Here there was only shouting and confusion" (29). He is dreaming of what he wants the world to be like and hoping for a better tomorrow. He also shows that he is depressed because he lets us into his life to see what his family is like, and all the terrible things that are going on in his life.
In Response to Roberts and Matt:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and I am pretty sure everyone agrees that there similarities are the family members in both William's life, and in Tom's life. I also agree that Williams is Tom's persona. I also like how you point out that he is cynical and straight forward. I enjoy the quote that you used in your response, it helps me get a different point of view on Tom as a character.
In response to Liz R.
ReplyDeleteTom did use writing as an escape from his life at home. It’s funny how people always can find something to complain about, often with good reason, and still do nothing to fix it. Sometimes it is unfixable but even if it was mendable, some people are just too lazy to try to do something about it. I couldn’t imagine what Tom or Tennessee went through with his sister, but the only thing he could improve would be his attitude. His attitude wasn’t as bad as his mother. His mother did not do a very good job of that, so he had nothing to look up to, when he should have had that.
Tom's character in The Glass Menagerie relates very much to Williams. Williams's first name was Thomas, which is the same in the play. Tom is a mysterious character who almost seems like he doesn't want people to see what his life was really like. he says, "I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion" (29). Just with that quote, one may wonder what Tom is really doing. He appears to be masking the full truth of his life with an "illusion" of another's life.
ReplyDeleteThis is where Williams comes into play. By writing The Glass Menagerie, Thomas Williams is masking his own life by sharing a story about another man. Although it seems that it's a random story about one's life, Williams is talking about himself. Williams is a mysterious character, which is portrayed through Tom. Tom also says, "The play is memory" (29), and it really is a memory of Williams life.
The tone is somewhat unclear to me thus far, but it definitely seems serious to an extent. Then again, Tom is talking about having tricks up his sleeve, so I could be mistaken.
Actually...I'm pretty sure I mis-read the notes...there are a couple mistakes in what I said, but the basic idea is the same...=)...oops...
ReplyDeleteHaha! Just kidding...I read the notes correctly...=)...
ReplyDeleteIn response to Beach...
ReplyDeleteI never looked at it as Tom wanting to break free. I think that's definitely a circumstance in the play, though. He could just up and decide to leave. But he feels trapped by his mother and sister. I know I'd feel obligated to stay home with my sister if she was in the situtation that Laura is in the story, or Williams's sister Rose. I'd feel bad if I just left a family member, struggling like that.
In response to David….
ReplyDeleteI like how you described Tom as a “dual-edged character”. I totally agree and I also like how you mentioned that Tom has the skills and intelligence to break free, just as he desires. What I didn’t even consider was the what you mentioned about Tennessee being given the name “Thomas” at birth. So I thought that was pretty interesting when I read that. Other than that, it seems like people are saying the same stuff.
Make-Up for 11/23:
ReplyDeleteUpon reading the Introduction of the play, it is plain to see that the character of Tom has been based upon the life of Tennessee Williams himself. Williams is similar to his character Tom in many ways. Both come from similar pasts and relate well to each other. Tom comes from a family with a sister and a mother, likewise, Williams has the same family dynamics. Williams however, unlike Tom grew up with a father figure in his life, someone who at times was not good to him "This is our father who left us a long time ago. He was a telephone man who fell in love with long disances; he gave up his job with the telephone company..." (30). Tennessee Williams grew up with a sick sister and dreamed of becoming a writer. This parallels the life of Tom greatly. Williams' character is also living with an ill sister who cannot support herself on her own. He wants to get away and become a writer but is unable to do so.
Using the descriptions of himself, Tom shows how he feels right away. He tells of the revolution in Spain and how there is now only shoutiing and confusion (29). His character is depressed and longs to see a brighter future ahead. He dreams of breaking free and escaping from the life he lives in favor of one that is better and more fulfilling. He is stuck though in his life and is bound to his family and his sister, much like Williams. Tom's feelings toward his sister mirror those of Williams. He loves her and wants to care an dprovide for her but can't help but think of what could be and dream of a better life.
In response to David:
I think you are right in saying that he is a double-edged character. He lives one life but dreams of another, one that is better and brighter. He hasn't gone after his passions but is stuck living in this life that his family has created for him. This draws him to dream of the better life that he could be living but will never have. He longs and wishes to escape but cannot.
In response to David:
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate your analysis of Tom's character, how he was stuck in his loathsome life, and how he wanted to escape it. I also think you did an awesome job of explaining the similarities between Williams and his character, Tom. I like the list of connections and that you didn't focus on the crippled sister.
Tennessee William’s wrote The Glass Menagerie as a mere copy of his own life. He created the main character Tom, who has a mentally handicapped sister and a mother who lives in the past and often interferes with her children’s lives. William’s had a mentally handicapped sister along with a similar mother as the one in his play. However, William’s does not give the character a father, which William’s did have growing up. Dakin William’s, his brother once said that his father was always home, and that was the major problem. Tom is basically a “copy-cat” of William’s and what he embodies himself to be.
ReplyDeleteTom is very honest and blunt at the beginning of the play. In fact, the opening line states as, “Yes. I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion” (29). He is a straightforward person about his characteristics and his personality. He is most likely frustrated at the situation of his family and having to be in a dysfunctional lifestyle with no way to get out and escape it all.
In response to Jill:
ReplyDeleteWhen you said that Tennessee Williams grew up with a dream of becoming a writer, you went on to say that that factor paralleled to Tom's life tremendously. How so? You did not explain why Tom wanted to be a writer. It would help for you to explain it or defend it a little more than what you did. Overall though, your response is very well composed and I enjoyed reading it.
In response to Erin,
I really enjoyed how you presented your introduction. It was well thought of and captured the reader while also giving them insight into what your response related to.
In response to Erin: I liked how you used the quote that shows Tom's irritation of his family and especially his mother. This part of the scene showed a glimpse of the side of Tom that wants to break free from his family and bindings of home. It was a nice mix up from most of the quotes that were repeated throughout all the post's.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Beach:
ReplyDeleteYou saying that Tom is like the double edged sword is a good comparison. I also agree with your quote that Tom believes that his second half of his life will be better than his first. As the play unfolds we will see if your prediction is correct in that not as much problems will occur.
In response to Destiny:
ReplyDeleteYou refered to this play as a memory. I do remember the author and Tom naming it as such, however I am confused on how so? Does this mean that the play and the events within occurred in the past? In your promt, you believed that Tom's outlook would become a little more unrealistic, how so? You brought up a very vague topic that did spark my interest, however you never really gave any details. I enjoyed though that you touched on a subject that most people didn't, and that is why your writting stood out to me above anyone ele's.
Everyone:
All of us seem to be bringing up that Tom is very frustrated with his lifestyle and the difficulties of Laura. Scene one through three have showed Tom frustration and anger certainly, however, why are all of us so sure that it is in big part due to Laura? Do any of you guys believe that even if Laura was fully functioning that he would still feel like this? If so, could he get up and leave? Or would he still feel like he has obligations to his family because they are fatherless?
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