Laura Wingfield is shy and withdrawn

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Laura Wingfield is a fragile, introverted young woman in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie," whose emotional vulnerability and retreat into a world of glass animals define much of the drama’s poignancy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theater character
appearsIn The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED
associatedTheme emotional fragility
family obligation
illusion versus reality
unfulfilled potential
characterInPlay The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED
childOf Amanda Wingfield NERFINISHED
creator Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction embodiment of fragility
source of poignancy in the play
symbol of escape into illusion
educationStatus dropped out of business college
familyName Wingfield NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceWork The Glass Menagerie (1944 premiere) NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Laura NERFINISHED
hasCondition physical disability (slight limp)
social anxiety (implied)
hasHobby collecting glass animals
hasRelative Amanda Wingfield NERFINISHED
Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED
hasScene conversation about glass unicorn
dinner with Jim O’Connor
languageOfWork English
livesWith Amanda Wingfield NERFINISHED
Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED
mediumOfWork play
meetsCharacter Jim O’Connor NERFINISHED
nationality American (fictional)
occupationStatus unemployed
owns glass menagerie NERFINISHED
personalityTrait emotionally vulnerable
introverted
shy
withdrawn
physicalCharacteristic physically fragile
romanticInterestIn Jim O’Connor NERFINISHED
settingOfResidence St. Louis apartment
sibling Tom Wingfield NERFINISHED
stageMedium theater
symbolAssociatedWith glass animals
glass unicorn
timePeriod Great Depression NERFINISHED

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The Glass Menagerie (stage) characterTrait Laura Wingfield is shy and withdrawn
subject surface form: The Glass Menagerie