The Glass Menagerie Essay Research Paper Jim — страница 2

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He gives an example showing Laura how he once went through that same stage of low self-esteem but rediscovered himself as being superior compared to other people in some way [page # 485]. This is how Tom begins to cultivate the little seeds of self-confidence in Laura s mind. He shines the lights of hope into her eyes and makes her realize that life is not as bad as it seems to be. Tom promotes the sense of self-confidence in Laura even further by kissing her, even though he is committed to somebody else. Later on Tom unintentionally breaks Laura s favorite piece of glass, the unicorn, but surprisingly she does not show any sign of devastation. The unicorn symbolized Laura s singularity and the breaking of it symbolizes her return to the real world. After her chat with Jim and

their kiss (most likely Laura s first one) Laura begins to build up more confidence even though she is a little hurt from learning that Jim is engaged. In conclusion I will say that Tom is correct when he refers to Jim as expected something that we live for at the beginning of the play. In a very short time Jim changes Laura s whole life, now she is more confident than ever. Jim realizes that Laura is very isolated, which her family also recognizes but does not take it that seriously. In order to solve the problem Jim makes Laura more confident, he makes her realize that she is capable of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel .