Perfume Blog #1

     Grenouille is shaping up to be a very strange character. He seems to be indestructible surviving anthrax and has an superhuman sense of smell. Suskind creates the character to be a cold figure that is sort of feared by everyone he comes across because they automatically sense something off about him.
     I would say that scent in "Perfume" symbolizes beauty and innocence. The girl who scent is most ideal to Grenouille is a girl only about 14, she is pretty and young and pure. But the symbol of scent is still a mystery to me and what it means exactly I am not sure.

SYMBOLS in The Glass Menagerie

     The fire escape and Tom's smoking symbolizes his escape. He escapes from his family, mainly his mother who nags him daily. When Amanda starts to irk Tom he quickly steps outside announcing he is going for a smoke. He knows that his mother does not like for him to smoke so it also symbolizes his rebellion, and how Tom is always just going to do what Tom wants.

Amanda POV

     I act the way I do to protect my children. I do not want for Tom to become a drunk and end up like his father a thousand miles away from his family that loves him. I do not want for Amanda to have to raise her children on her own struggling financially. I want Amanda to be happy with a man that provides for her financially as well as emotionally, and I want for Tom to be happy and pursue his dreams.

    Laura must grow up and have a better quality of life than I or I feel I've failed as a parent. Being that I have been through so much I should be able to keep and protect them from making the same mistakes. I am afraid this cycle of unhappiness will continue, my wishes and prayers unanswered. 

Jim Description

     You can tell Jim is a public speaker just from how he speaks to anyone especially Laura, this makes him very convincing.  He encourages her to not be so shy, be confident. "The different people [...] -Blue Roses!"(p.105,l.20).
   He's a flirt, he flirts with Laura and kisses her although he is already engaged to be married. Jim says, "Has anyone ever told you that you were pretty?" (p.105,l.12) knowing just what to say to make Laura melt.
     Jim was one of those who peaked in high school he was extremely popular and well-liked, Tom remembers him as being a "hero". Laura remember him from the school play and the football team, but it makes us realize how that did not seem to make a difference because he and Tom have the same job, although he is trying to do something else.
     I would describe Jim as caring, even thought he kisses Laura while having a fiance I feel that he does it on purpose just to make Laura feel better about herself. "Somebody needs to build your confidence up and make you proud instead of shy and turning away and-blushing. Somebody-ought to-kiss you, Laura!"(p.106,l.14), he says this almost as if hes realized that is exactly what she needs to boost her confidence and so he does so to ultimately help her out.

The Glass Menagerie Scenes 5-6

   In these scenes Tom talks to a coworker and invites him for dinner, a gentleman caller for Laura. Amanda basically loses it because she has only a day to prepare everything, this heightens the audiences anxiousness as well. Amanda never really takes Laura into consideration while discussing Jim, but Tom does telling Amanda that she is expecting too much of Laura. We see how eager Amanda is that Laura finally has a gentleman caller, and how confident she is that she will be married. Amanda also shows a little bit of caution and worry because she does not want the gentle to drink and end up like her husband, leaving her and her children.

The Glass Menagerie Scenes 3-4

      We learn that Amanda is selling subscriptions to a magazine to make money for those gentleman callers.Tom snaps on his mother Amanda showing that his tolerance and patience is thinning, and it is getting harder for him to deal with her consistent nagging. Laura convinces Tom to apologize to his mother because she only means well. She does not want Tom to become a drunkard and end up like his father, and leave.
     Amanda asks for Tom for help in finding a gentleman caller for his sister, Laura before he runs off. This scene is important because Tom is fed up with his mother and we know he wants to leave, so it makes us question if he'll even be able to find gentleman caller for Laura.

The Glass Menagerie Scenes 3-4

     Tom snaps on his mother Amanda showing that his tolerance and patience is thinning, and it is getting harder for him to deal with her consistent nagging. Laura convinces Tom to apologize to his mother because she only means well. She does not want Tom to become a drunkard and end up like his father, and leave.
     Amanda asks for Tom for help in finding a gentleman caller for his sister, Laura before he runs off. This scene is important because Tom is fed up with his mother and we know he wants to leave, so it makes us question if he'll even be able to find gentleman caller for Laura.