The Glass Menagerie

I have actually enjoyed reading and watching the play The Glass Menagerie at first I thought it was just going to be another boring play that we'd have to read then write a paper on, but clearly I was wrong. Throughout the play I picked up on several symbols in which helped me write my paper on. The symbol that most related to me was the glass unicorn. To Laura the glass unicorn meant a lot to her, because unicorns are a made up creatures and they are different from all the other horses. Everyone has a trait that makes them different from everyone else. What set Laura apart from everyone else was that she was cripple. Being cripple made a large impact on Laura’s life because to me she let her disability get the best of her. I think if she didn't have that disability she probably wouldn't have been so shy and she probably would have had a lot more confidence in herself. When the horn broke off the glass unicorn Laura claimed it was a blessing in disguise, which to me meant it was like a sigh of relief like she’s finally free and doesn't care that she’s different.