"The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams shows a scene where Amanda (the mother) confronts Tom (her son) who made a grave mistake in match making Laura (his sister) and his best friend, who happens to be engaged. All this events happen within the comfort of the family home, displaying the intense feeling of something ominous just about to happen- the family conflict. This is demonstrated through the failure in the family's ability to communicate and …
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…able to relate to this feeling as often, I tend to run away from things I do not want to face and thus, avoid the feeling of being weak in the process. The pride and ego gets in the way when admitting a wrong as there is a tendency to want to feel "right" all the time, and therefore, never wanting to admit a wrong, as displayed in the extract found in the "Glass Menagerie"