The Glass Menagerie

     As I continued reading The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams I could not help but notice the nonrealistic aspects of the play.  Memory omits details and can definitely be exaggerated at times so having the play told from memory helps with the nonrealistic nature of it.  For example, throughout the play music plays at different times.  After Laura asks her mother what she should wish for, the scene ends with "the sound of the violin" (1261).  I do not know if people know this or not, but violins are not played at random moments in life. Also, the picture of their father lighting up throughout the play proves that the play is nonrealistic. Having transparent walls also tells the reader that the play is not realistic. I think that Williams makes it obvious so that the reader can clearly see what the play is.  Having the play told from memory enables Williams to exaggerate more and make it easier in having it be nonrealistic.  I wonder though if a play could be told from memory and be realistic.  Is memory always nonrealistic?