Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Character
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
The Glass Menagerie (play)
The Glass Menagerie (film) |
| gptkbp:characterArc |
Seeks independence
Faces reality Ultimately leaves home |
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
Grows throughout the play
|
| gptkbp:characterTraits |
Cynical
Ambitious Imaginative Restless Conflicted Nostalgic Dreamer Disillusioned |
| gptkbp:communityRole |
Son
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
Internal conflict
Struggles with societal expectations Family obligations |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"You can’t be a part of the world if you don’t leave it."
"I’m going to the movies." "I’m not a magician, I’m just a man." "The world is full of people who are lost." "I have to go. I can’t be responsible for you all." |
| gptkbp:goal |
To leave home
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tom Wingfield
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Desire for freedom
Tennessee_Williams'_life |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
Narrator
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Writer
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:The_Glass_Menagerie
|
| gptkbp:portrayedBy |
gptkb:John_McGiver
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Amanda_Wingfield
gptkb:Laura_Wingfield |
| gptkbp:relationship |
Strained with father
Complicated_with_Amanda Protective_of_Laura Resentful_of_Amanda's_control Supportive_of_Laura's_dreams |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:St._Louis
The_Wingfield_apartment |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
The typewriter
The fire escape The glass menagerie The movies |
| gptkbp:theme |
Escape
Responsibility The search for identity The struggle for personal freedom The fragility of dreams The impact of memory |
| gptkbp:timePeriod |
1930s
|