Williams' Glass Menagerie and Streetcar Named Desire (Cliffs Notes [Paperback]

James L. Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 1965 | ISBN-10: 0822005336 | ISBN-13: 978-0822005339 | Edition: Cliff Notes Paperback

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature.

CliffsNotes on Glass Menagerie & Streetcar Named Desire explores two popular plays, both of which take place in the South and borrow heavily from author Tennessee Williams’s own life experiences.

Following stories marked by struggle among loved ones, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each scene within the works.  Other features that help you figure out this important work include

• Personal background on the playwright
• Introduction to and synopsis of the plays
• In-depth analyses of the cast of characters
• Review section that features interactive quizzes and suggested essay topics
• Selected bibliographies for both plays

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Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; Cliff Notes Paperback edition (January 19, 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822005336
• ISBN-13: 978-0822005339
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.2 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Glass Menagerie was a well written play., May 2, 2000

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abha soni (alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williams' Glass Menagerie and Streetcar Named Desire (Cliffs Notes (Paperback)

Some people did not think much of the play, but I thought it was an excellent play. The charecter laura in the play is a crippled girl who feels that she is unable to do anything because she is crippled. Laura keeps a glass menagerie and is very attached to it because she feels they are like her, fragile and transparent. One of the glass charecters resembles her because it is different from all the other animals. Tom, who is Laura's brother wants to leave his house and do something adventurous with his life, but can't until his sister finds a suitible match. Amanda is their mother, who feels self-pity because her husband left her and she has to take care of two children. She keeps reminding Laura of how she always had so many gentelmen callers and Laura has none. This play ended sadly but made a good point.

3 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Both of these books are terrible., August 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Williams' Glass Menagerie and Streetcar Named Desire (Cliffs Notes (Paperback)

These two books were a waist of my time and money. I highly recommend that you not buy these. I did not like them because it was about nothing. I read and read (waisting time and time) trying to find something. "Did I?," you ask....NO! these are horrible books. Thank you.