Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie"

Leaving the Nest In Tennessee Williams' play, "The Glass Menagerie", the narrator, Tom, speaks from both first person and second person point of view. Tom is a major character in the play, and he is also the narrator. Amanda, Tom's mother, is a nag that is constantly picking Tom apart. Laura, Tom's sister, is very shy, but she is the only one of the family who appears content with her life. During the first couple …

…ew from which the play is told, the reader is limited to only one side of the story. Tom has fully explained his reasons for leaving by guiding the reader through this memory play. In Tom's point of view Amanda pushes him away, but from Amanda's point of view Tom's actions come from his selfishness. As Tom reminisces, he does show some regret for leaving on bad terms, but he has no intentions of returning.