The Glass Menegerie vs August Osage County

Patel 1 The More Dysfunctions, The More Escapes The Wingfields and Westons ar both irreproducible families who carry distinctive traits and characteristics. In the play, The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams awards a southern family in the 1930s trying to deal with lifes pressures, and their suffer fears after their husband and father abandon them. In the play, August Osage County, Tracy Letts depicts a large eccentric family who come unneurotic after the death of the patriarch, Beverly, and try to triumph over the obstacles in life.Unhealthy and noisome relationships among family members are ample between the two families. The Wingfield and Weston families are both detain by their throw dysfunctions, which office them to be confined in their own homes, ultimately causing the abandoned matriarchs to either face the truth or continue to run from it. First, the Wingfields and Westons are both abnormal families who share a lot of the same dysfunctions as one another. Each me mber of the Wingfield family has their own issues and problems.Laura has a slight physical disability, hardly her mind is signifi cornerstonetly more crippled. Laura is very weak and open to attack she is unable to defend herself from the truths of life. Amanda attempts to portray herself as a loving mother, doing everything she sack up for her children, and caring nothing for herself, Patel 2 when in fact, she is quite selfish, demanding and disrespectful. Amanda disrespects Tom, as she says,What is the matter with you, you-big-big-idiot (Williams 21) Amanda claims that she devotes her life to her children, and that she would do anything for them, further is very suspicious of Toms activities, and frequently pressures Tom, trying to force him in finding a man caller for Laura, believing that Laura is sole(a) and needs a companion. Tom resents his mother greatly, not only because she ceaselessly gets her way with him, but because she is so suspicious of his activities, causin g a particular trust between them. The Weston family has their dysfunctional issues as well.everybody in the family is constantly worry over the fact that the patriarch, Beverly, has mysteriously disappeared which is than discovered to be a suicide. The yellow journalism popping and unstable mother, violet, does not make the situation any better. She is a drug addict who frequently disrespects people in spite of their attempts to help. As well, she shows a great lack of respect over the passing of her husband. legion(predicate) family members, especially Barbara Fordham, the eldest daughter, is stressed over Violets term and often tries to stop her addiction.Barbara confronts her mother most the situation and asks for the pills by saying, Gimme those blasted pills- (Letts 96) There is no admiration between any of the family members, therefore resulting in conflict and argument on a frequent basis. Patel 3 Furthermore, both families are confined in their homes and are forced to see and emit to one another. The Wingfields constantly give the impression of being discontented with for each one other. No adoration is being recognized, nor appreciation of one another. They pilenot hop out their weak flat due to their financial crisis.Tennesee Williams depicts the prison-like atmosphere of the flat tire, as he writes, The Wingfield apartment is in the rear of the building, one of those vast hive-like conglomerations of cellular living-units that flower as warty growths in overcrowded urban centers of lower middle-class populations and are symptomatic of the impulse of this largest and fundamentally enslaved section of American society to avoid liquid state and differentiation and to exist and function as one interfused mass of automatism. (Williams 3)Due to the dearth and scarcity of money, the Wingfields cannot have a great life style. The condition of their apartment resembles their torn apart family. The go over break loose is the closest way fo r the Wingfield family to escape. The fire escape gives Tom the opportunity to abandon the apartment and get outside(a) from his nagging mother. Amanda sees the fire Patel 4 escape as an opportunity for gentleman callers to enter their lives. Lauras view is different from her mother and her brother her escape seems to be hiding inside the apartment.Also, the Westons are trapped in their homes and cant seem to escape. They dont all live together, but are brought together as one due to the death of the patriarch, Beverly. Every member of the Weston family has their differences. They endure many another(prenominal) problems as they live with one another. An singularity of incarceration is when Violet tapes the shades and lets nobody opens them. Charlie questions Mattie Fae about the situation, This telephone circuit with the shades, taping the shades? (Letts 20) As soon as the family members see that they can break away from the house, they leave as soon as they can.Even though th e family is brought together, they are all happier with their individual lives away from the family. Lastly, facing the truth can be challenging and exigent for authentic people. In this case, Amanda Wingfield is not cognisant of the truth and repeatedly nags and aggravates her children. Amanda stipulates Tom to comb his copper, as she says, Comb your hair You look so pretty when your hair is combed. (Williams 38) Amanda mainly bothers Tom about finding a gentleman caller for Laura, she feels that Laura is lonely and needs a companion in order to be happy and pleased in life.Also, she Patel 5 thinks that Laura will not be secure and protected in the future if she does not find a companion. Amanda often fantasises about her past, and uses it to escape reality. She constantly reminds Tom and Laura of the time she received seventeen gentleman callers. As opposed to Violet, who is conscious(predicate) of the truth, but continues to run from it. There are some(prenominal) things th at Violet knows, but doesnt mention to the other members of the family. Violet is aware of the fact that Barbara and Bills marriage is ruined and the chances of getting a divorce are high.Also, she knows that Beverly had an affair with Mattie Fae and they had a son, Little Charles. Violet tells Ivy the truth about her and Little Charles, as she utters, Little Charles and you are brother and sister. I know that. (Letts 133) Violet escapes from the truth by pickings pills and drinking alcohol. She doesnt want to tell anybody about the past because she doesnt want to cause more nuisances in the family household. Thus, it is clear that the Wingfield and Weston families have their similarities and differences as well.Each family has their own issues and challenges they handle it in various ways. Each family member approaches certain situations differently. Each of the two families has many disagreements and conflicts, and they all find a parking lot route to get out of it. The Wingfiel ds and Westonss have many dysfunctions, which lead them to be incarcerated in their households, eventually, Patel 6 forcing the remaining mothers to make a decision in either facing the truth or rail away from it.