The Glass Menagerie

Very powerful piece about family members with very destructive patterns. A mother with forceful good intentions, a daughter who is a frail as her glass menagerie, and a son who feels burdened and often escapes at night to the movies.

If you like to compare pieces of fiction I suggest you read A Raisin in the Sun These books are very similar slice of dysfunctional family life. Both are run by a matriarchy, both have an absent husband, both families struggle with finance, and both have a male character who wishes for so much more. If I could run a book club these would be the first two books to discuss side by side.

If you ever get the opportunity to see a live performance of this I highly recommend you go or listen to a performance audio book! ~Ashley