The Glass Menagerie #1

The play involves many nonrealistic conventions. Tom says, "I am the narrator of the play, and also a character in it" (pg 1236, i). Most characters do not know that they are a part of a play because the play is their reality. The time span in the story is unclear. Time moves very fast. Amanda asks Tom to bring someone home to dinner for Laura. He does bring someone home and she cannot believe it and he asks her, "Don't you remember asking me to fetch one?" (pg 1256, v). Amanda had just told Tom not long before he asks this question which makes it seem that a lot of time has passed since Amanda had asked the favor.