Amanda Wingfield, a faded Southern belle of middle age, shares a dingy apartment with her son Tom and his slightly older sister, Laura. Amanda worries, especially about the future of her daughter Laura, a young woman with a limp. She has created a world of her own symbolized by her collection of glass figurines. Tom works in a shoe warehouse doing his best to support the family. Tom feels both obligated toward yet burdened by his family and longs to escape.
