In Tennessee Williams's Glass Menagerie, Tom tells the story through his memories. Tom resided in a small apartment building with his slightly infirm older sister, Laura, and his bossy, brash mother, Amanda. Tom is a young man in his twenties who has had to take on the role of providing for the household. Her father and Laura's father left them and their mother years ago. Their father was an alcoholic with adulterous tendencies. This left Tom with no choice but to be the man of the house. His mother, although full of good intentions, created conflicts within the family. Amanda nagged and harassed her children about everything, to no bitter end. Amanda integrated all aspects of her children's lives into her own, relying on them for reassurance and to maintain the few material values ​​she possessed. She lived them in a way. Tom wanted so much more from life, but he stayed for his sister's sake. Laura is a slightly infirm young woman in her twenties, extremely shy and consumed by doubt and fear. Her mother constantly scolds her about the lack of visitors. Amanda said in exasperation, “What right do you have to jeopardize your job – jeopardize all of our safety?” What she doesn't notice is that everything weighs heavily on Tom's shoulders; he's almost at the end of his rope. His father left him, his mother degrades and devalues ​​everything he brings to the family and his poor sister, and he fears that she will be alone forever, stuck with their monstrous and controlling mother. It all becomes too much for him and he goes out drinking almost every night. Slowly becoming an alcoholic like his father; at least that's his mother's fear. Ann M. Easterbrook studied the correlate...... middle of article ......g and children's healthy emotional and psychological growth. Grumm and his associates also delve deeper into the interconnected social, emotional and physical well-being of parents and their children. A happier, healthier, more informed parent tends to raise a happier, healthier, more empowered person. Works Cited Associates, Mandy Grumm et. “Improving parenting skills: the subjectively perceived usefulness of parent training is important.” Journal of Child and Family Studies 23.1 (2014): 20-28. Online database. Easterbrook, Ann M. “Developmental Correlates and Predictors of Emotional Availability in Mother-Infant Interaction.” Development and Psychopathology 24.1 (2012): 65-78. Online database. Thomson, Elizabeth and Sara McLanahan. “Reflections on Family Structure and Children’s Well-Being.” Social Forces 91.1 (2012): 45-53. Online database.