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According to the Free Dictionary by Farlex, a symbol is “Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. In the cinema, entitled The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams exercised the use of symbols. One of the most abundant emblems in the play was the glass menagerie. However, other important figures were apparent in the stage play as well. Representations that were iconic in the drama included the glass menagerie, the movies, the apartment, and the fire escape. In the theatrical, Williams used the glass menagerie to represent Laura. This was the perfect symbol for her because it represented her externally and internally. The glass menagerie provided a synopsis for her externally because she was extremely fragile and crippled in the cinema. Evidence of Laura being lame comes from the text because Laura states, “I’m crippled!” (Williams 128). The eradicated menagerie pieces were analogous to Laura because both were easily broken in the play. The glass pieces of the glass menagerie were facilely destroyed in the play because Tom mistakenly annihilated the pieces. Because the glass pieces were demolished, it gave way for Laura to be broken internally. She was shattered with in because Jim broke her heart. According to D. Brent Barnard, he compares Laura and the glass menagerie by saying “Laura and the glass menagerie represent, as we have seen, those things which “relieve the austere pattern of life and make it endurable to the sensitive…” (Barnard 22.) Another key motif that dwelled in the play included the movies. The use of film was used to illustrate Tom because he used to movies to isolate himself. Tom’s longing for isolation came as a result of complications he faced daily with Amanda at home. His inclination of attending motion pictures became an