her to business college Laura fails to stay there The noise of the typing machines scares her She tells Amanda that she became sick and stopped going This shows her inability to face the world The Symbol of the Glass Unicorn Laura s favorite piece the glass unicorn symbolizes her life It is rare and beautiful but fragile and unreal Like the unicorn she is special but lonely Her world is small full of delicate dreams When Jim the gentleman caller visits her Laura becomes nervous but happy For the first time she feels noticed They talk about her nickname Blue Roses which means a rare and tender beauty But this beauty cannot survive in the real world When Jim dances with her the unicorn s horn breaks Laura Wingfield says in Scene Now he will feel more at home with the other horses This moment shows her quiet pain The broken unicorn becomes a symbol of her broken heart She loses her specialness and hope Laura s Isolation and Fear of Life Laura s tragedy also comes from her fear of people She cannot mix with others or live like a normal girl Even when Tom brings Jim home she hides herself She cannot face a stranger Amanda dreams that Jim will save Laura s future but Laura knows it will not happen When Jim kisses her she feels a moment of warmth But soon he tells her he is engaged Her hope dies again The happiness she feels for a short moment disappears forever Laura s love ends before it begins Her silence after Jim s exit shows her deep pain Tom says in Scene I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion Through Laura Williams shows this illusion clearly Her life is full of beauty but that beauty cannot last Laura as a Symbol of Lost Dreams Laura s tragedy is not only personal She represents all people who cannot survive in a cruel world Her dream world her glass menagerie and her gentle soul show the human wish for peace in a hard life Tom loves her deeply but cannot save her At the end he leaves home but cannot forget Laura He says in Scene Blow out your candles Laura and so goodbye This line proves that Laura s image remains alive in his heart Her soft light still burns in memory Her tragedy becomes eternal In Conclusion we can say that Laura Wingfield is one of Tennessee Williams s most tragic creations Her beauty innocence and weakness make her life unforgettable She lives in dreams and suffers in silence Through her Williams shows that sensitivity is painful in a harsh world So her tragedy is pure and eternal