In the plays "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller there is a contrast between what is real and what the characters believe is real. This theme is prevalent in both plays although the characters express it in different ways. Some of the characters put themselves in different times and places and believe that what they are thinking is real. Others on the other hand know exactly what the reality of the situation may be and think about a time and place where the situation is not occurring. It is like when your somewhere and you face a problem and start daydreaming about it, your in another world playing different scenarios in your mind but you can set apart what is real and what is not real.

In "The Glass Menagerie" Amanda Wingfield is a great woman but who is confused...