The Glass Menagerie
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The Glass Menagerie Gender Quotes Page 1
How we cite the quotes:
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.
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 "Resume your seat, little sister – I want you to stay fresh and pretty – for gentlemen callers!" (1.14, Amanda). |
Amanda believes in the importance of a woman’s appearance.
| Quote #2 "One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain – your mother received – seventeen! – gentlemen callers! Why, sometimes there weren’t enough chairs to accommodate them all. We had to send the nigger over to bring in folding chairs from the parish house." (1.21, Amanda). |
Amanda judges a woman’s worth by how much attention she receives from men.
| Quote #3 Image on screen, Amanda as a girl on a porch, greeting callers. (Stage directions, Scene One). |
Amanda’s character is largely defined by her former attractiveness to men.
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