I don't know the play The Glass Menagerie in text or theatrical representation, but your excellent presentation and interpretation of content, @honeydue, allows me to get closer to its quality. I liked that you stopped at their interpretation and gave us some quotes from their text, as they illustrate us with respect to verbal style. Tennesse Williams, as in other of his works and other American playwrights, confronts us with the harsh realities of the family nucleus and its influences on the lives of individuals. Escape will be a form of immediate liberation, but it will always be burdened with guilt (as in Tom's case). Sometimes the possibility is given to recognize and "break" the shadow in our lives (as in Laura's case).
Thank you for your good post, @honeydue. Greetings.