IB Lit & Per Ivan Kapkov

Ivan Kapkov IB Literature & Performance Ms. Guarino                                                  The Glass Menagerie.  Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie is an American classic. In this a touching screen version of the play. Paul Newman brings an impressive range of colours and all kind digital expressions to the play that was written in 1944. The Glass Menagerie is a memory play, and its told by the memories of the narrator, Tom Wingfield, who is a character in the play, which is set in St. Louis in 1937. His dream is to be a poet, however, he works in a warehouse to provide money for his family mother, Amanda, and sister, Laura. Tom’s and Laura’s father, ran away years ago and has not been her from scenes that moment. Amanda was born in a wealthy family, however after her husband left her the only hope she has is for her daughter to...

Ivan Kapkov IB Literature & Performance Monday : Today I woke up as usual at 7:00 in the morning, cooked my self-breakfast and then started looking at my high school album and dream about howdy life would change if I was a regular girl. Later today my mother came home she was very upset and angry. I had no idea why but when she ripped up the paper I understood that the reason she is angry is that of me, I figured out what she was ranting about. After she lectured me about how I should become a responsible and strong woman, I really did try to explain to her why I just could not go out and talk to people but I knew that would just make her mad, and I’m not the person who likes to argue. Late at night, Tom came back from work, as usual, he argued with mother and went to see a movie.  Tuesday : Tonight I woke up from a scary dream about how someone who I like will manage to break my favourite glass figure a Unicorn. It was so real like it's something that already happened or...

Ivan Kapkov IB Literature & Performance 10 questions : What do the glass animals mean to Laura, and what do they represent in the play? How could Tom and his mother solve the conflict through the play? What character changed or improved his or her characteristics the most? What does the broken glass animal represent in the end of the story? Does the fire escape represent something or someone's story? How does the time and setting effect characters? Why Tom decides to leave Laura alone after how much money and time he invest in her? What does the future hold for Laura and Amanda? What will happen to Tom after leaving his family? What was the purpose of Tom leaving the Family?

Ivan Kapkov IB Literature & Performance Ms. Guarino Amanda enrolls Laura to a business college, hoping that she will make her own profit and will support family with money.  Laura secretly drops out of the college and stops attending classes.  Tom brings his friend Jim to a  family dinner, Amanda immediately realizes that Jim might be the person who can marry Laura and support family with his money.  Laura realizes that she had a crush on Jim when they were in High school. Tom got fired from his job not long after Jim left their house.  Tom leaves his mother and Laura behind and continues his writer career.