The Glass Menagerie Accepting Reality

In Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie, the characters really stand out to me for not accepting there reality. The first would be Amanda Wingfield, the mother. The gentleman caller, Jim O'Connor, can also be seen as someone who does not accept his reality. The most easily seen and noticed for not accepting his own reality would have to be Tom Wingfield, the main character.
In the play, Amanda is seen as some who constantly lives in the past. She always tells flamboyant stories about the gentlemen callers she received in her younger days. She even wears a dress that she had when she was younger to the dinner. Wearing the old dress shows that instead of moving on from that time period, she wants to feel it again. At this same dinner, she

Jim O’Connor. Jim is a man that Tom brings home as a gentleman caller for Laura. Jim works at the warehouse with Tom. Jim’s reality is that he works a very low job at the warehouse. He has been taking night school courses in Radio and public speaking. The classes is where one can see he does not want to accept his reality. Not only does he not accept it, but he's working to change his reality to something else. The second way one sees him not accept his own reality is how he acts around Laura. The night of the dinner Jim O’Connor spends a great deal of time talking to Laura. The whole time they spend together Jim constantly tells Laura how beautiful and unique she is. “You just stay here. They’re common as weeds, but you well, you’re blue roses.” (p. 1221) They even hold each other close and dance together. Then, Jim kisses Laura. All of these things would be fine expect of the fact that Jim is in a steady relationship with another girl. He does not accept this reality when he is around

He is the one that is most known for his inability to accept reality. Several times throughout the play one sees Tom escaping to “the movies”. When he goes to the movies he is seeking out the adventure he lacks in his own life. He stands on the fire escape and watches the people in the Paradise Dance Hall. These people are enjoying life, unlike him. He is tired of working at the warehouse, and even more tired of living with his mother and crippled sister. The reality is that he is the one who is caring for them. He's the only one with a job. His reality is that he is just like his father. They both want something more out of life and they both do not care enough to stay. Tom livs a miserable life, and always wanting more makes it even more