The Glass Menagerie Duty Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a big long monologue.
| Quote #1 A blown-up photograph of the father hangs on the wall of the living room, to the left of the archway. It is the face of a very handsome young man in a doughboy's First World War cap. He is gallantly smiling, ineluctably smiling, as if to say "I will be smiling forever." (stage directions, Scene One). |
Unlike Tom, Tom’s father seems to have shirked his responsibilities without thought or regret.
| Quote #2 "There is a fifth character in the play who doesn't appear except in this larger-than-life-size photograph over the mantel. This is our father who left us a long time ago. He was a telephone man who fell in love with long distances; he gave up his job with the telephone company and skipped the light fantastic out of town… |
Again, Tom’s father doesn’t seem to regret abandoning his family.
| Quote #3 "They knew how to entertain their gentlemen callers. It wasn't enough for a girl to be possessed of a pretty face and a graceful figure - although I wasn't slighted in either respect. She also needed to have a nimble wit and a tongue to meet all occasions." (1.27, Amanda). |
Amanda believes that, while men have the responsibility of bringing home money, women, too, have duties to fulfill.
