The Glass Menagerie--Question One

Tennessee William's play, "The Glass Menagerie," seems to be more realistic than nonrealistic to me. In the play, the main events could happen in real life; there are overbearing mothers (like Amanda), men whom are unhappy in their jobs (like Tom), young women who have poor self-esteem (like Laura), and "players" (like Jim). The development of the characters is done in a realistic style. There are a few moments where the play can be seen as nonrealistic, such as the time in scene one on pg 1235: now and the past. Not only is this nonrealistic, but it is also impossible to be in two times at once. Even though there are a select number of moments such as this that can be considered nonrealistic, the play seems realistic to me. Therefore, I would place this play leaning more toward realism on a spectrum. Regarding breaking the norm established in the play, I believe that Williams does not do this. He writes the play so that Amanda is stuck in the past, and her children are somewhat stuck in this too; Williams sticks much to this norm he has created.