The Glass Menagerie

I was frustrated with children's literature when I was 11 years old.  I was a shy loner and barely related to any of the books that I read.  They were all about slumber parties, things I didn't experience. I read "The Glass Menagerie" and finally found something that I could relate to.  I would quit children's books after that and didn't visit them again until my 30's. I really liked the line "It's unusual to meet a shy girl nowadays."  Shyness at least to me has become something less socially acceptable.   I like how the play doesn't wrap up in a happy cliche version even though the movie of the time chose this route.  Tennessee Williams was writing about his sister who he financially took care of for the rest of her life.  Tennessee Williams wrote other great plays some definitely more daring but this was the one that spoke most to the heart.  It's a treasure.