Tom Wingfield is restless and frustrated

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Tom Wingfield is a discontented young man in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie," torn between his obligations to his family and his desire to escape his stifling life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
addiction alcohol
age young man
appearsIn The Glass Menagerie
appearsInAct Act I
Act II
Act III
basedOn Tennessee Williams himself
linked to: Tennessee Williams
conflict desire for personal freedom
duty to his family
creator Tennessee Williams
desires adventure
artistic freedom
escape from his family obligations
dramaticRole anti-hero
protagonist
emotion frustrated
guilty
resentful
restless
trapped
familyName Wingfield
linked to: Wingfield family
gender male
givenName Tom
habit going to the movies frequently
language English
leaves his family at the end of the play
literaryEra 20th-century American drama
literaryWorkGenre memory play
medium stage
mother Amanda Wingfield
narrativeFunction filters events through memory
narrativeRole first-person narrator
narratorOf The Glass Menagerie
nationality American
occupation warehouse worker
relationshipToAbsentFather resentment
relationshipToAmandaWingfield conflicted
relationshipToLauraWingfield protective
residence St. Louis
linked to: Saint Louis City
responsibility financial support of his family
roleInFamily breadwinner
settingOfActions St. Louis apartment
sibling Laura Wingfield
symbolizes the struggle between responsibility and self-fulfillment
themeAssociation escape
family obligation
memory
timePeriod Great Depression

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The Glass Menagerie characterTrait Tom Wingfield is restless and frustrated
subject linked to: The Glass Menagerie (stage)