Laura Wingfield

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Laura Wingfield is a shy, emotionally fragile young woman with a physical disability whose retreat into her collection of glass animals symbolizes the themes of illusion and escape in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie."

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Laura Wingfield canonical 12
Laura Wingfield to secure a husband 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
alsoKnownAs Blue Roses
appearsIn The Glass Menagerie
associatedWith glass menagerie
characterTrait emotionally fragile
introverted
shy
childOf Amanda Wingfield
creator Tennessee Williams
dropsOutOf business college
education briefly attended business college
familyName Wingfield
linked to: Wingfield family
firstPerformanceYear 1944
gender female
givenName Laura
hasPhysicalCondition physical disability
hasRelative Amanda Wingfield
Tom Wingfield
literaryGenre memory play
livesIn St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
medium stage play
narrativeRole central character
symbolic figure
nationalityInFiction American
notablePossession glass animal collection
occupationInStory unemployed
residesWith Amanda Wingfield
Tom Wingfield
romanticInterest Jim O’Connor
setting Wingfield apartment
sibling Tom Wingfield
stageDirectionDescription crippled
delicate
very shy
symbolizes escape
fragility
illusion
themeInvolvement disability
family conflict
memory
unfulfilled desire
timePeriod Great Depression
workLanguage English

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The Glass Menagerie mainCharacter Laura Wingfield
subject linked to: The Glass Menagerie (stage)
Tom Wingfield hasSister Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield feelsResponsibilityFor Laura Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield hasChild Laura Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield pressures Laura Wingfield to secure a husband
linked to: Laura Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield hasChild Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield siblingOf Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield brotherOf Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield livesWith Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield feelsObligationTo Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield sibling Laura Wingfield
Jim O’Connor hasRelationshipWith Laura Wingfield
Jim O’Connor formerClassmateOf Laura Wingfield