Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie contains just as many external conflicts as it does internal ones. Most of the external conflicts occurred between two characters.
~ Amanda and Tom: These two ALWAYS seem to be arguing about something! Amanda thinks Tom is a selfish young man with misguided ambitions. Tom insists that his mother is a nagging, overbearing old woman with whom he will never see eye to eye. It seemed they were either not speaking, or screaming at each other.
~Amanda and Laura: Their relationship reached its peak of conflict when Amanda discovered that Laura had dropped out of school. She then comes to the conclusion that their only chance for survival would be for Laura to find a husband, because "girls that aren't cut out for business careers usually wind up married to some nice man" (Williams, 1244). Laura was under intense pressure, not only from herself and her own insecurities, but from her mother's expectations as well.
~Laura and Tom: The only noticeable external conflict between Laura and Tom was when Tom, in a fit of rage, broke several of Laura's precious glass figurines. She was devastated, and it was obvious that Tom felt great remorse for his part in the accident.
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