In class, Kashfaa and I discussed a major symbol, Laura's glass menagerie. Laura first started collecting these animal figurines over thirteen years ago, presumably after her father left the family and serves as her primary hobby. Not only does it describe her personality, gentle, calm, and old-fashioned, but also served as a coping mechanism during tough times. Laura's prized possession allows her to live in her own world with the animals, a world that is simplistic and easy. She can be herself around these animals and is no where near shy with them.
Because Laura possesses the qualities of glass as up until scene six, she can be considered a transparent character. We never see her personality as she is often very quiet and never speaks more than ten or twenty words as a time. When light (confidence) shines through her however, it reflects a variety of colors showing that she does have much more depth to her that meets the eye.
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