One connection I made between Native Son and The Glass Menagerie was how the family was structured. In The Glass Menagerie, Amanda was the only parental figure and their family depended on Tom to provide a financial income for the family and likewise with Bigger in Native Son. The interactions between Amanda and Tom were very similar between Bigger and Mrs. Thomas as well. There were constant arguments and pressure from the mothers over what went on in the lives of their sons, and how they should change them and do something more constructive instead of wasting their time.