Tennessee Williams celebrates the human need to dream in his play, 'The Glass Menagerie', with the use of dramatic techniques such as the music motif and the lighting effects, and the actions and thoughts processes of the characters themselves. The dramatic techniques used in this play emphasize and contribute to the importance of dreaming; The stage directions used such as the musical motif contribute to this idea. The music celebrates the human need to dream …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…reliving his past by fulfilling his American dream. Therefore, in this case, Jim's dreams encourages and affect his actions and thoughts and accentuates the importance of dreaming. "The Glass Menagerie" not only celebrates the human need to dream but examines the importance of courage and endurance in the pursuit of a goal, that in order to fully achieve a goal, one must propel himself/herself towards his/her dream even in the face of adversities.