"The Glass Managerie"

While searching for an easy way out for this Honors English book report, I wanted to find the shortest book possible. So I ended up with a book that came to be the most beautiful play I have ever encountered. This delicate play is ,"The Glass Managerie", by Tennessee Williams. The book report assignment actually took longer than any other honors book that would have three times as many pages as this one. This was …

…miserable existence and the real situation with her daughter. At the end of the play, she is a crushed woman when her plans for Laura is shattered, and she is forced to deal with reality. Tom has spent his life dreaming of adventures. In the end he deserts his mother and sister and becomes a sailor, hoping to fulfill his dreams for excitement; instead, he faces the harsh reality of guilt over acting so selfishly.