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  • Essay / Character Analysis of the Glass Menagerie - 1178

    The title represents her glass menagerie collection, but does not mean that Laura is the main character or protagonist. She undergoes a slight change when she kisses Jim, but other than that she still has the same future as when she started. According to one article: “In these latter disciplines, “disability” is generally considered as a move away from the “norm” in order to bring the disabled closer to the established norm” (Disability Studies). Even if Amanda tried to convince Laura that she was no different from other girls and was still beautiful, Laura would describe herself as "crippled" instead of disabled. She never tried to impose herself on the norm, because she was fragile like her glass menagerie. This just proves that she is not the protagonist, as she is just a memory that Tom couldn't leave.