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�In memory, everything seems to be happen to music.� Tennessee Williams The glass menagerie is considered as the first major play as it is this work that for the first time brought serious critical and public attention to his work. This play is very personal for him; as in his youth, he was popular as storm and an awareness of that fact instantly alerts us to the possibility that on some level, the tom of the play is a depiction of Tennessee himself. This play is also called as memory play and can be presented with unusual freedom of convention. One of the most important themes of this play is the theme of illusion and reality. This paper is an attempt to discuss the significance and impact of this theme in all the four characters of the play, Amanda, Tom, Laura, and Jim �o� Connor�s. And also, an attempt to highlight the need for illusion and pain caused by it.