For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls

After finishing The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams and reading For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, by Christopher Durang, I’ve decided I like the second play better (however without first reading The Glass Menagerie I wouldn’t fully understand the parody). Some things I really liked about this play were the comedy, the language and, like the other story, the mother. I actually laughed a few times while reading this play which made it very enjoyable. The language greatly contributed to comedic fashion of the play and was key to the parody. Amanda, the mother, was a favorite character of mine. I just like the way she interacts with her children and the things she says. One thing I think Durang could have changed better was the title of his parody. Something like Cocktails or The Glass Melanges may have been better suited to the play.