Tennessee Williams - The Glass Menagerie - Summary

- "The Glass Menagerie" is a play by American playwright Tennessee Williams, first premiered in 1944. The play is a "memory play," told from the perspective of Tom Wingfield, who also serves as the narrator. Set in St. Louis during the Great Depression, it explores the dynamics of the Wingfield family, which consists of Tom; his overbearing, nostalgic mother Amanda; and his fragile, introverted sister Laura.