The Glass Menagerie.

Characters:

Amanda Wingfield:
Mother of two, Amanda is a harsh woman who was abandoned by her husband. She wishes for the comforts that she had in her youth and wishes for her children to be able to share such comfort. However, she has such a devotion to her children that in some areas, she appears harsh and almost hateful towards them. She believes she is doing everything for them, but a lot goes wrong.  

Tom Wingfield:
Amanda Wingfield's youngest child, Tom is the younger brother to Laura. In order to support his family, Tom works at a shoe warehouse but is underwhelmed by his job and secretly wishes to become a poet. However, he struggles to write as he is sleep deprived. Although he is sleep deprived, he excuses himself from the family nightly and goes to the 'movies' (he actually goes to local bars). He feels obligated and helps his family get by, but he longs to leave his family home.

Laura Wingfield:
Laura is the oldest sibling in the family. She is Toms older sister. A bout of polio that she had as a child has left her with a limp, and she fragile mentally. Because of this fragility, Lara has isolated herself from the outside world and has created a world of her own- symbolised by the glass figurines that she collects. The glass unicorn represents Laura as she is unique yet fragile.

Jim O'Connor:
Jim used to go to high school with Tom and Laura, he was popular and athletic throughout his days at the high school. After his schooling years, Jim's life has been less kind to him. He is working at the same shoe workshop to Tom and hopes to work up the ranks and get a good livelihood again. He is engaged to a childhood sweetheart.

Mr. Wingfield:
Mr Wingfield is Laura and Jim's absent father. He does not appear onstage at any moment but is mentioned frequently and his picture is presented in the family's living room. He is presumed to have 'fallen in love with long distance' and left the family 16 years before the play.