The Glass Menagerie

     I want to take this time to talk about how unexpected the ending was in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.  I really did get excited and hopeful for Laura.  I thought that she would finally find a man that loved her for who she was.  I was thinking to myself that it would all work out. He kissed her and told her how beautiful she was.  Then he says to her, "I can't take down your number and say I'll phone. . ." (1284).  What kind of man does that ? It made me sick to my stomach.  He made her think that she had a chance, that maybe he was the one.  Then he just stepped on her heart and broke it.  I really felt bad for Laura because I think that she deserves to be happy.  I just believe that she needs to have more confidence in herself.  Maybe she will learn from that experience with Jim.