Laura Wingfield
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Laura Wingfield is a shy, emotionally fragile young woman with a physical disability whose retreat into her collection of glass animals symbolizes the themes of illusion and escape in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Blue Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | glass menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally fragile
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introverted ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| childOf | Amanda Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dropsOutOf | business college ⓘ |
| education | briefly attended business college ⓘ |
| familyName | Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCondition | physical disability ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Amanda Wingfield
NERFINISHED
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Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | memory play ⓘ |
| livesIn | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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symbolic figure ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notablePossession | glass animal collection ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | unemployed ⓘ |
| residesWith |
Amanda Wingfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Jim O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Wingfield apartment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDirectionDescription |
crippled
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delicate ⓘ very shy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
escape
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fragility ⓘ illusion ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
disability
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family conflict ⓘ memory ⓘ unfulfilled desire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
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The Glass Menagerie