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Gabby Moore:Scene one summary- The narrorator begins telling the background of the story. Then tom which is one of the main characters is called to the dinner table by his mother Amanda.There at the dinner table is his mother and sister Laura. Tom's mother critized him on how to eat.Explaining that animals don't have to chew there food, because of a special acid in their stomaches that dissolves it. She then begins to tell him that we are human beings and we have to chew our food. Tom then begins to get frustarted by his mothers judgement on how to eat. Laura then goes gets something, but her mother wants her to stay as she puts it "fresh" for getlemen callers, or i guess you can call them suitors. They are men that come to the house looking to marry Amanda's daughter. Amanda excited about the conversation of gentlemen callers begins to tell a story of when she in Blue Mountain,Mississippi. Where she had to entertain 17 callers at her home. Laura gets all intone, wonder about how handsomethey were and how much money they had. Tom didn't want to hear the story again, but Laura urged her mother to go on. Already you can start to see the relationship that this family has with other. Like for instance how Amanda loves ti hear herself talk, and takes pride in her daughter, and how people perspective of her family is. =__**shanel johnson: This book started off interesting but it really hasn't gotten to any action. The only action is that Laura, the daughter, has dropped out of school and her mother is just now finding out about it and she only went to school for a couple of days. Her mother Amanda is angry and upset that she is just now finding out about this and is wondering where she has been going all this time that she said she was going to school. Tom, the son, is the narrator and is telling the story as if he were flashing back on memories. Tom is getting tired of his mother telling him how to eat. Every time he sits down to eat, his mother tells him about the animals and stomach acids and makes him sick and not want to eat. Amanda doesn't want Laura to do anything. She wants her to stay still and be pretty and to wait for the getlemen callers.**__ =

John Dormi This book starts out good. It has show and not tell. That’s cool. Scene one was kind of interesting. I know a lot about the people in this book. I know that the father ran out on them. The mom was very sexual when she was younger. Laura dropped out of school. Tom is the narrator of the story and he doesn’t really like his mom.

As we began reading, i thought to myself that i wouldn't enjoy this book for a couple of reasons. I didn't understand what the narrator was talking about until Mrs. Ruu. explained it all. But, as we kept reading on I kind of started to get into the book, but not really yet. When i read that Laura dropped out of school, it reminded me of one of my friends. He just didn't care anymore about education because he was more into getting attention by peers. Anyways, in my opinion i believe that Laura's mother cared more about the gentlemen callers instead for her own daughter's education. Amanda, the mother, is very annoying. She criticizes Tom on how to eat and to me it seems like she prefers formal eating than loving and accepting her own son. **
 * Maryanne Alviar

 **Ponce****:** So far I didn’t like the book. It was boring I was falling asleep. The people that are reading the parts make me have a visual of the people. Tom and Laura are the children of Amanda. Amanda and Laura are part of D.R.A. When Amanda was 17 she used to talk to a lot of gentleman callers. I think gentlemen callers are men who are looking to marry Laura. I remember in the story toward the end that Amanda had went to go visit Laura’s school and she found out that Laura dropped out of school. Amanda was very upset at her daughter. I would be upset if I found out that my daughter dropped out of school. I would slap her upside her head. =) Danny Harrington Wow. People have written alot on this book, but I on the other hand might not now. For the simple reason is that this book doesn't excite me and I really don't like it at all. Hopefully it is just the being, but its just boring. That and because the mom is a complete jerk and annoying to her daughter who she doesn't give a care in the work about. Hopefully the book changes so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt and am staying on the fence, but I am leaning towards I don't like it at all.

Jelena Helmer Glass menagerie I don’t like reading this book, because it’s a play and I can’t enjoy the story when there are always breaks where the positions and the light settings are described. I don’t like Amanda because she just thinks about the opinion of other people and she is really strict. I do like Tom, because so far he is the only guy and a book without a boy would be boring. I just don’t like this book so far, because it’s boring and not interesting at all.

John Burnett I really dont like the book so far. I mean its intresting in some points, but so far it has the classic signs of being bad. I was falling asleep as well cause it was really boring. The only good thing so far is the fact that people in our class are trying to make it intresting and i gotta respect them for that. I know im suppose to talk about the story right now but I really cant think about it. I hope this book gets better along the way otherwise its going to be one long boring ride on the boresville train.

**__Christina Haldiman__ So far I don't really like this book. I am just not really interested yet, but once we read more I am sure I will start to like it. At least i hope it gets better. I think Amanda was a slut just by the way she has talked. I don't like how she just assumes that these guys are going to call her daugher Laura, when I don't even think Laura cares at all about that. Amanda should care more about her daughters education instead of worrying if guys are going to call her. Then Amanda needs to show more respect to her son Tom. She always tells him how to eat, and he doesn't like it. She should love him for who he is because it is her son. She doesn't need to change him at all. ** Daniel: I enjoy plays unlike what seems alot of the people in class, I've even been to see a couple at Chrystler (s/p) Hall such as Rent (one of my favorites). I'm aware that not all plays come to a good start, which it seem like this is one of them, but hopefully it will turn out better later. I think Laura is a quite bit of the odd one to just DROP OUT OF COLLEGE THAT HER MOM PAID FOR ALREADY just to walk around outside ( at least that's what I can remember). Amanda seems to be a hooker in a sense that maybe she didn't give the guys "everything" but maybe just spent time with them for the day (which still happens today to make people feel better about themselves). It seems that she wants her daughter to be like her, although it looks like her daughter is maybe underdeveloped? Either way I hope this play turns out better than whats only been going on so far.

mark cantu i dont really like reading plays. They get kind of confussing. But in this play i am one of the characters and i have to read a long so hopefully this will help to keep me from getting confussed. In the book i read the part of tom who has a sister and a mother also in the play. i think that my character (tom) will be geeting into a lot of arguments with his mother.

Britney Hepburn So far i think the story is intresting but it doesnt give you enough to know or what to expect out of the book. I feel sorry for the mother in a way but other then that she gets on my nerves a lot because if i had a child and i paid a lot of money for a school sure i would be upset but i would be understanding and hear out my child but it doesnt seem like she is trying to listen to her daughter or respect her wishes. Simone B. I’m SO glad this book started off interesting and not boring. I stayed awake through everything we read. Luara’a mother has just now found out that her Amanda hasn’t been going to school. I wonder what she has been doing while not in school. When Amanda was younger she used to be nasty and have a lot of gentlemen callers. Now she is trying to raise her daughter to look nice and be well behaved so she can have a gentlemen caller one day soon…hope it gets better!

Jacob Lauver The book has a lot of show and not tell. Which makes it a lot more interesting to play. I also like the way Mrs Ruu sings the clown tune when it comes up. I think everyone is playing their role really good, and as the NARRARATOR, it helps me pay attention. The way she dropped out of school really suprised me, and I can't wait to find out what else is going to happen!

Quenshawn Bray The book is not a book that I would pick. It has a dry feeling to it at the beginning and it made me lose a sense of boring and the clown tune is really wack. But the overall is good because the class is acting it out and that are very good actors so far. Her mother is trying to build or mould her to be what she was in high school and thats not what Amanda wanted because she is very shy and her mother is was very outgoing as a teen. It really devestated her when she found out about her daughters attendance so I think she is going to get her back on track.