Question

What is Tom Wingfield's main struggle in The Glass Menagerie?

• A. He desires freedom but feels guilty for abandoning his family.
• B. He seeks financial success to support his family's needs.
• C. He wants to pursue his passion for acting despite family pressures.
• D. He struggles with his feelings of isolation and loneliness in a new city.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. He desires freedom but feels guilty for abandoning his family.

• Tom Wingfield, the narrator of The Glass Menagerie, is torn between his desire to escape his stifling home life and his sense of responsibility to his family, especially his mother, Amanda, and his sister, Laura.