What are the characters goals in the glass menagerie?

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The symbolic meaning of the fire escape for each of the characters in "The Glass Menagerie" Amanda Wingfield (Mother)- Hope that a gentleman caller will come to get her daughter or that her daughter will get out in the work world and make something of herself.
Tom Wingfield (Son)- Escape from the apartment to be adventurous about the rest of the world.
Laura Wingfield (Daughter) Place to hide from society.
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