In the play The Glass Menagerie, author Tennessee Williams expresses his feelings about life during The Great Depression and how it had an effect on some people. In this play, Tennessee uses different symbols to represent the characters’ emotions and beliefs. There are many symbols used in this play, but the three main ones that I picked are the fire escape, the picture of their father hanging on the wall, and the unicorn in Laura’…showed first 75 words of 745 total…

…showed last 75 words of 745 total…glass unicorn. I think that The Glass Menagerie is a book that everyone who is serious about reading should take a look at because if readers pay attention to the symbolism used in this play, they might use it in their stories and plays someday and become well known for it. These are the reasons why I think symbolism is a writing skill that everyone should be able to use in their stories and plays.