“Williams offered a different kind of drama at the time of its first production in 1945. The American theater had already experienced a boom in social realism. However, 'The Glass Menagerie' brought realism with poetry and combined different theatrical elements that touch on expressionism and symbolism.”
“The country collectively was dealing with the themes of the play in a very real relevant way. Perhaps most importantly, 'The Glass Menagerie' was one of the plays that lead to the way we understand and accept a kind of selective realism that is most common today.”
