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Essay / Shyness in the Glass Menagerie - 1067
Laura displays her personality in the many occasions where she helps Amanda and Tom to be satisfied. She doesn't care about what her family says about her, but rather about repairing their relationship. This is noticeable in many parts of the piece. For example, in one of the scenes, Laura says to Tom after his argument with Amanda: “Tom, talk to mom this morning. Make up with her, apologize, talk to her! (Williams 938). Laura wants them to talk again because this argument is making her mother anxious. Laura also feels a lot of pressure from her mother because she wants her to behave in a desirous manner. Laura expresses this when she tells Amanda, “Mother: I'm just not popular like you were in Blue Mountain…. Mother is afraid that I am an old maid” (Williams 928). Amanda pressures Laura several times and she tells Laura to succeed; It’s something every mother wants for their children. However, Amanda doesn't pay attention to Laura's signs. Amanda knows that Laura has a “little flaw” but she prefers to avoid it rather than deal with it. For Amanda, the solution is to marry Laura. Tom also says that Laura is different. However, it is Jim who makes Laura understand that this uniqueness is the most beautiful thing about her because everyone is the same except her. Laura is a person in a