Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the role of the glass menagerie in the play? What are two things it represents? What does the glass unicorn symbolize?

2. What significant internal conflicts in each character create the tension in the family? Describe the inner conflict each character faces. How do the characters cope with their internal conflicts? How do these conflicts connect to the theme of reality versus illusion?

3. What role does abandonment play in The Glass Menagerie? Provide at least TWO examples of abandonment and explain how they are important to the overall meaning of the play.