Casey

The Glass Menagerie.

1. Does Amanda seem to be a weak or strong character? Does she arouse your sympathy, or do you think Williams wants you to dislike her? Explain

Amanda seems like a weak character because she is so desperately needing attention at all times. This is mostly the cause for her outbursts of rambling while trying to get her point across. To me Amanda seems like the type of person that will never change. Seeing as she constantly talks until tom gets tired of it and decides to leave the house. Another reason for her weakness is the fact that she can't live on her own. Tom supports her and Laura, but I wonder why a grown woman at her age wouldn't be living on her own. Tom and Laura are to the point where they should be living by their selves, yet Amanda still lives with them.  Casey this is a good response and I agree with what you are saying. Amanda is very dependent on her children, which portrays her as a weak person. But I think something that shows her true weakness is that she is so dependant on her daughter getting a husband and that she is to pathetic and self absorbed to get one for herself. Tyler c.

Casey- I think you did a good job explaining your opinion on Amanda. I have to agree with you when you say that Amanda is weak. I believe she is weak because she is very conceited and is always trying to live in the past. She is conceited because she always rambles to Laura and Tom about how great her past life was, and how she had so many gentlemen callers. Her weakness is defined by her living in the past. Without living and facing who you are in the future, it is impossible to grow into a strong character that learns from their mistakes. However, I do feel bad for her because her husband left her. Her husband leaving her is still not an excuse to be a bad mother. I think Williams wants us to dislike her because of how annoying she is. You did a great job expressing how you feel!—Julia White

Casey, good job at explaining your answer thoroughly. I agree with you when you said that she thrives for attention but i think she does that becuase of the lack of a relationship with her kids. I believe that she needs that attention because she feels like she doesn't know her kids anymore. She does seem annoying at times shen she constantly grills Tom about his whereabouts. Good Job though. Cary P.