In the first half of scene seven, Laura and Jim converse pretty easily, just like how it was pretty easy to read this part of the scene. I am surprised Laura is able to step out of her own little world. Then Jim says the perfect thing that disrupts the secluded world of the apartment: "And everybody has problems, not just you, but practically everybody has got some problems. You think of yourself as having the only problems..." Jim spends a majority of his time giving Laura a little pep talk. Amazingly, he seems to be making rapid progress with her. He even gets her to dance. One quick thought I had was whether or not this story is actually Tom's memory. How would Tom have any memory of Laura and Jim's conversation when he was not present? This makes me wonder whether this play may actually be Laura's memory since Laura is present in every scene although she is not a part of every dialogue. This is also a sense of mystery behind what Tom does throughout the story. Maybe, Laura's memory is just being narrated by Tom because he left for the realistic world.
I would have been happy if the play just ended with Laura and Jim kissing. But no, I guess that is too happy of an ending. Williams just had to make everything sad happen all at once. Jim is engaged and Tom abandons his family to have his adventure. I am glad Tom is at least haunted by his memories of Laura. That's what he deserves. To add to my idea of the play being Laura's memory, the last thing we see of the play is Laura's blowing out the candles.
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