Jim O’Connor

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Jim O’Connor is the charismatic “gentleman caller” whose visit becomes the emotional climax of Tennessee Williams’s play *The Glass Menagerie*.

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Jim O’Connor canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
adaptedIn film adaptations of The Glass Menagerie
appearsInAct Act II
Act III
appearsInForm live stage performance
characterInPlay The Glass Menagerie
contrastsWith Laura Wingfield’s shyness
Tom Wingfield’s escapism
createdBy Tennessee Williams
describedAs charismatic
dramaticFunction exposes illusions of the Wingfield family
intensifies family tensions
triggers Laura’s emotional crisis
educationBackground high school with Tom and Laura
engagedTo Betty
firstAppearanceYear 1944
firstPublicationContext original stage production of The Glass Menagerie
formerClassmateOf Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield
genreOfWork memory play
hasRelationshipWith Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
Tom Wingfield
hasThemeConnection fragility vs. reality
unfulfilled expectations
hasTrait ambitious
confident
optimistic
keyAction dances with Laura
kisses Laura
keyScene candlelit conversation with Laura
languageOfWork English
medium theatre
narrativeFunction catalyst for emotional climax
notableDialogueFeature self-improvement speeches
occupation warehouse worker
perceivedByAmandaAs potential suitor for Laura
reveals he is engaged to another woman
roleInWork gentleman caller
settingPlace St. Louis, Missouri
settingTimePeriod 1930s
symbolizes disillusionment
realistic hope
visitsHomeOf Wingfield family
worksWith Tom Wingfield

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The Glass Menagerie mainCharacter Jim O’Connor
subject linked to: The Glass Menagerie (stage)
Laura Wingfield romanticInterest Jim O’Connor
Laura Wingfield romanticInterestIn Jim O’Connor
Laura Wingfield meetsCharacter Jim O’Connor