![]() ![]() ![]() Jim O’Connor is, like every one of the four characters in The Glass Menagerie, disappointed. Not because of the performances, I hasten to add, but because of the choice of representation and direction. It is unfortunate then to report that for me, it’s a scene that didn’t work very well. The scene, therefore, between Laura (Tom/The Narrator’s sister) and Jim (the ‘gentleman caller’) is absolutely key to much of what the play stands for. To an extent then, the action that takes place around what is literally a cabinet containing small glass animals, is of vital importance when trying to understand what Williams was getting at and what he was trying to convey. The titular glass menagerie is an unreal world, created by one of the characters, and encompasses a central theme in this beautifully wrought, often poetic piece. ![]() Tennessee Williams knew what he was doing when he named this play. Andrew Leci identifies a crack in the glass along with the leakage that prevented the good becoming the great ![]()
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