In both Native Son and the Glass Menagerie, the characters struggle with blindness. In Native Son, Mrs. Thomas has unrealistic expectations for her son, by getting Bigger the job with the Daltons, she's convinced her family will be able to rise above their poverty. Amanda, in the Glass Menagerie, thinks finding a husband for her daughter will be the key to rise in the world, and like Mrs. Thomas, she puts an unfair amount of pressure on her children. Neither family has a father figure, so the mothers' put all their faith in the future on their children, expecting them to solve the families problems. If Mrs. Thomas and Amanda tried to make the change for their families themselves, they might be able to achieve the American dream more successfully.
-Tarryn
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dont you think that all mothers put a certain amount of pressure on their children for them to do the best that they can in life? Do you think that this is an isolated occurrence that concretely binds these two books, or is it just a universal motherly characteristic?
dont you think that all mothers put a certain amount of pressure on their children for them to do the best that they can in life? Do you think that this is an isolated occurrence that concretely binds these two books, or is it just a universal motherly characteristic?
hey! here is my required question :)
Do you think it was possible for Mrs. Thomas or Amanda to make a change for their families, being women in a time where marriage was practically their only option?
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