https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1 essay topic & evidence en-us 2017-04-24 11:37:59 UTC 2017-04-24 12:30:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167795054 Topic: Symbolism of the glass menagerie to Laura.
Evidence: The fragility of the glass symbolizes how fragile Laura is.
The uniqueness of the menagerie symbolizes how different Laura is from other girls.
The glass menagerie is transparent, and this symbolizes how transparent and bland Laura seems. When light shines through the glass, the light refracts a rainbow. This shows how when Laura gets around Jim, he brings out her true colors. ]]> 2017-04-24 12:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167795054 https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167795129 Topic:  Each member of the Wingfield family is unsatisfied with their life and have their own means of escapism that puts them in their own fantasy world. 
Evidence: Laura hides from the her anxieties about college and people by staying home and playing with her glass menagerie. Amanda tries to relive the past in order to get her mind off of how hard her life is. Tom goes to the movies because he feels trapped at home and is unhappy with his job.

]]> 2017-04-24 12:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167795129 https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167796948 Topic: Symbolism of the fire escape being figurative and literally to Tom. 
Evidence: He stands on the fire escape literal and figurative. Tom uses the fire escape as a way to "run away" to the movies, dancing, and to sometimes drink. The fire escape is a literal and figurative way for Tom to escape from the reality he is having to face. The fire escape is the exit for the father and soon to be the exit for Tom.]]> 2017-04-24 12:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167796948 https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167799081 Topic: Gender roles from the old south to the new south
Evidence: From the old south Amanda was the one who had to take care of the children, while her husband was the man of the house and brought home the money to provide for the family. In the new south her son Tom is the one who has to become the man of the house, so Amanda needs to help financially. Amanda is not used to helping out financially, so Tom is not really getting much help from his mother Amanda]]> 2017-04-24 12:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pjones30/zug654cn1hc1/wish/167799081