The Glass Menagerie - Tennessee Williams - Q2

"All right, I will! The more you shout about my selfishness to me the quicker I'll go, and I won't go to the movies!" (Scene 7)
In his narration, Tom uses much calmer tones and a much more objective viewpoint. He uses a tone of that like an outside observer. He seems to be much more in control of his thoughts, words, and actions. Inside the action of the play, however, he is subject to rash sayings and quick remarks fully charged with emotion. The reason behind this is that during the action, he is acting how it most likely occurred; however, now he is acting in a position in which the events are in the past. If Tom were to talk like he did for the narration throughout the entire play, it would deceive people into sympathizing more with Tom than the other characters. The story would be much more biased and unbelievable coming from his perception of himself. The play would lose credibility. We would have trouble understanding why Tom left if this language was used throughout the play.