Composition

In Week 3 we will shift our focus from poetry to drama. The Glass Menagerie will discuss the setting and how it helps to direct the focus of the action in the play.

The essay for this week focuses the play. You will select one of the three options below to write on:

The characters of The Glass Menagerie are limited and unable for various reasons to obtain what they desire. Select one character from the play. What does he or she desire? What prevents him or her from achieving it? How does the play resolve the conflict between desire and reality for this particular character?

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