internal conflicts

Each of Tennessee Williams' characters in his play, The Glass Menagerie, are heavily burdened with internal conflicts. 
Amanda is incurably stuck in the past.  "One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain -- your mother received -- seventeen -- gentlemen callers" (Williams, 1238)!  Throughout the entire play, Amanda references her southern past.  I think she is bitter/insulted by the fact that, while every man in Blue Mountain desired her affection, the man she chose to give it to ended up abandoning her.  She is eaten up from the inside out that her husband so easily threw her love and their children back in her face, not wanting any of it.
Tom reminded me of Walter Younger from A Raisin in the Sun.  He loathed everything about his life.  He feels as though no one understands him, especially his mother.  According to Tom, he'd "rather somebody picked up a crowbar and beat out [his] brains" (Williams, 1247) than continue working in the warehouse.  He feels trapped between wanting to flee his current captivity, and knowing he must stay and support his mother and sister.
Laura, for me, was the most frustrating character to get to know throughout the play.  She is unbelievably self-conscious.  She feels inferior to every other person, and seems scared to hope that someone might someday want to be with her.  She seems to have no motivation to get married or get an education/job.