Tom Wingfield is restless and frustrated
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Tom Wingfield is a discontented young man in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie," torn between his obligations to his family and his desire to escape his stifling life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Wingfield is restless and frustrated canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| addiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| age | young man ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tennessee Williams himself NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
desire for personal freedom
ⓘ
duty to his family ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| desires |
adventure
ⓘ
artistic freedom ⓘ escape from his family obligations ⓘ |
| dramaticRole |
anti-hero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| emotion |
frustrated
ⓘ
guilty ⓘ resentful ⓘ restless ⓘ trapped ⓘ |
| familyName | Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habit | going to the movies frequently ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leaves | his family at the end of the play ⓘ |
| literaryEra | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| literaryWorkGenre | memory play ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| mother | Amanda Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | filters events through memory ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| narratorOf | The Glass Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | warehouse worker ⓘ |
| relationshipToAbsentFather | resentment GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToAmandaWingfield | conflicted GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToLauraWingfield | protective GENERATED ⓘ |
| residence | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility | financial support of his family ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | breadwinner ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | St. Louis apartment ⓘ |
| sibling | Laura Wingfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | the struggle between responsibility and self-fulfillment ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
escape
ⓘ
family obligation ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Glass Menagerie