Tom Wingfield is Laura Wingfield’s brother

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Tom Wingfield is the restless, poetic narrator and central character of Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," torn between his obligations to his family and his desire to escape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
ageGroup young adult
appearsInGenre memory play
associatedWorkAuthor Tennessee Williams
breaks fourth wall
brotherOf Laura Wingfield
centralCharacterOf The Glass Menagerie
characterIn The Glass Menagerie
childOf Amanda Wingfield
createdBy Tennessee Williams
desires adventure
escape
familyName Wingfield
linked to: Wingfield apartment
feels regret for leaving Laura
feelsObligationTo Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
firstPerformanceYear 1944
gender male
hasConflict duty versus freedom
family obligation versus personal desire
hasTrait frustrated
guilty
poetic
restless
introducedIn The Glass Menagerie
languageOfWork English
livesWith Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
medium stage play
narrativePerspective subjective memory
narrativeRole first-person narrator
framing narrator
narratorOf The Glass Menagerie
nationalityInFiction American
occupation poet
warehouse worker
oftenInterpretedAs author surrogate of Tennessee Williams
relationshipToFather abandonedByFather
responsibleFor supporting his family
settingPlace St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
settingTime Great Depression
siblingOf Laura Wingfield
sonOf Amanda Wingfield
stageDirectionDescription poet with a job in a warehouse
worksAt shoe warehouse

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The Glass Menagerie characterRelationship Tom Wingfield is Laura Wingfield’s brother
subject linked to: The Glass Menagerie (stage)