The Glass Menagerie

After sampling the play and from what I read in the beginning, I was automatically drawn to it. The first scene was something that I could relate to which also peaked my interest. It was about a mother that wanted the best for her children despite their defiance and unwilling nature to comply with her expectations. An interaction that I know all too well. It also highlights the normal fussing and arguing that usually occurs between teens and their parents since it seems that one of the characters, Tom, is trying to come into his own. Yet, his ways go against how his mother raised him and what she believed in. Since I could very well relate to the interactions that I read, I figured it would be the best play for me to read that would hold my interest.During this time, the United States was in the middle of World War II as well as dealing with the discrimination and injustice of African-Americans in the south which gave Tennessee Williams the inspiration for his play including the violent aspects of it.