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“The Glass Menagerie�
In “The Glass Menagerie� Williams’s use of symbolism represents several different themes. Many of the symbols used in the play signify the impossibility of true escape, the differences between illusion and reality, abandonment, and the power of memory (as it is a memory play).
One of the more obvious symbols that we notice is the fire escape. It represents the connection between the illusionary world of the characters and the “real� world. The fire escape represents something different for each character. For Tom, the fire escape is a way out of the almost fantasy-like world that Laura and Amanda live in and a way into the “real� world. For Laura, it works the opposite way. When she enters through the fire escape into the apartment, it’s like coming into her own created fantasy and keeps her out of the harsh reality of the outside world. Tom often goes out onto the landing to smoke, foreshadowing his final escape at the end of the play.......

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