The Glass Menagerie: Theme

"A fragile, unearthly prettiness has come out in Laura; she is like a piece of translucent glass touched by light, given a momentary radiance, not actual, not lasting." p.1263

Already from reading up until scene 7, the notion that brief happiness will end is evident. Laura is a fragile character who, like her character, enjoys fragile things. Playing with her glass ornaments really conveys her personality and who she is. I am starting to recognize a pattern in a theme that brief fragile happiness will eventually shatter. As the description of Laura in the quote illuminates, Laura is like one of her glass ornaments. She is beautiful in the moment, but the description foreshadows that this brief world will come crashing down. Many supports from the text indicate that this will be the case. This thematic message seems to be playing a key role in driving the action of the plot thus far and seems to indicate the outcome of the play to come.