The Glass Menagerie Gender Quotes

How we cite our 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.

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 n***** 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.