In four pages themes, development of characters, and symbolism are considered in this paper that contrasts and compares these two plays. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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of Williams The Glass Menagerie and Hansberrys Raisin in the Sun, that day didnt come soon enough. Both of these protagonists have a deep seeded need to escape from their
mothers and the oppression that they represent. Act one of Raisin in the Sun opens with the anticipation of a life insurance check to the tune of 10,000$, which is
more than the family has ever seen. Of course, the household, which consists of Mama, Walter, Beneatha, and Walters wife Ruth and their son, Travis, each have their own ideas
of how the money should be spent. In control of everyones destiny, Mama, decides that the money will be used to buy the family a house. At the present they
are living in a cramped, airless, apartment. Walter believes that the money should be invested in a business opportunity, while Beneatha wants to go to medical school and is contemptuous
of the way in which the family seems to be attempting to assimilate to the white culture. Ruth tends to agree with Mama and wants a better life for her
family. Of course, none of these dreams are compatible with one another, and arguments over the disposal of the money ensues. Ruth learns that she is pregnant and feels that
the additional mouth to feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of the bickering, Mama puts money down on
a house in a predominantly white neighborhood. Tom Wingfield, the main character in Glass Menagerie, is a poet by nature, but a cog in a wheel, so to speak,
at a local factory. Tom feels stifled because he cannot pursue his desire of becoming a full time poet. He has to find some way to escape without destroying his