Tom Wingfield is Laura Wingfield’s brother

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Tom Wingfield is the restless, poetic narrator and central character of Tennessee Williams’ play "The Glass Menagerie," torn between his obligations to his family and his desire to escape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
ageGroup young adult ⓘ
appearsInGenre memory play ⓘ
associatedWorkAuthor Tennessee Williams ⓘ
breaks fourth wall ⓘ
brotherOf Laura Wingfield ⓘ
centralCharacterOf The Glass Menagerie ⓘ
characterIn The Glass Menagerie ⓘ
childOf Amanda Wingfield ⓘ
createdBy Tennessee Williams ⓘ
desires adventure ⓘ
escape ⓘ
familyName Wingfield ⓘ
linked to: Wingfield apartment
feels regret for leaving Laura ⓘ
feelsObligationTo Amanda Wingfield ⓘ
Laura Wingfield ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1944 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasConflict duty versus freedom ⓘ
family obligation versus personal desire ⓘ
hasTrait frustrated ⓘ
guilty ⓘ
poetic ⓘ
restless ⓘ
introducedIn The Glass Menagerie ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
livesWith Amanda Wingfield ⓘ
Laura Wingfield ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
narrativePerspective subjective memory ⓘ
narrativeRole first-person narrator ⓘ
framing narrator ⓘ
narratorOf The Glass Menagerie ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
warehouse worker ⓘ
oftenInterpretedAs author surrogate of Tennessee Williams ⓘ
relationshipToFather abandonedByFather ⓘ
responsibleFor supporting his family ⓘ
settingPlace St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: Saint Louis City
settingTime Great Depression ⓘ
siblingOf Laura Wingfield ⓘ
sonOf Amanda Wingfield ⓘ
stageDirectionDescription poet with a job in a warehouse ⓘ
worksAt shoe warehouse ⓘ

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The Glass Menagerie → characterRelationship → Tom Wingfield is Laura Wingfield’s brother ⓘ
subject linked to: The Glass Menagerie (stage)