the gass menagerie- scenes one and two

when first starting i thought i would like this book because I've always found the great depression and an interesting time period to read about. tom-the narrator seems like an interesting character. he mentions that his dad hasn't been in the picture since he was little besides a postcard from Mexico. the scene starts with his family sitting at the table talking about his sister Amanda and her gentleman callers which reminded me a lot of my dinnertime conversations. in the second scene Laura is being sneaky around Amanda who knows Laura hasn't been going to her college classes besides the first few. Amanda basically tells Laura that the only way she will have a good life is if she finds a good husband. which to me sounds like a good idea. Laura tells Amanda about her only crush named Jim who was engaged by graduation, and Amanda reasures her that she will find a good husband. this is something all family members would say to each other.