TGM: Tom Wingfield Flashcards
Tom: “Man is by instinct
“Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter, and none of those instincts are given much play at the warehouse!”
Tom: “What I’m doing
“What I’m doing-what I want to do-“
Tom: “I’d rather somebody
“I’d rather somebody picked up a crowbar and battered out my brains - than go back mornings.”
Tom: “Whenever I pick up a shoe
“Whenever I pick up a shoe, I shudder a little thinking how short life is.”
Amanda: “More and more
“More and more you remind me of your father.”
Eric P. Levy: Tom “is exposed
Tom “is exposed to the mirror of parental judgement held up by his mother, Amanda. But unlike his sister, Tom refuses to identify with the negative self-image it reflects.”
Tom: “I go to the movies
“I go to the movies because - I like adventure. Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work.”
Tom: “There was a Garbo picture and
“There was a Garbo picture and a Mickey Mouse and a travelogue and a newsreel and a preview of coming attractions!”
Tom: “Malvolio the Magician
[Shimmering
“He got out
“Malvolio the Magician… turned [water] into wine…”
[Shimmering rainbow-coloured scarf.]
“He got out of the coffin without removing one nail.”
Tom: “Opium dens, dens of vice
“Opium dens, dens of vice and criminals’ hangouts… I’ve joined the Hogan gang, I’m a hired assassin… they call me Killer, Killer Wingfield.”
Tom: “But who in hell
“But who in hell ever got himself out of one without removing one nail?”
Tom: “People go to the movies
“People go to the movies instead of moving!”
Tom: “I’m planning
[He leans over
“I’m planning to change.”
[He leans over the fire-escape rail… the incandescent marquees and signs of the first-run movie houses light his face from across the alley.]
Tom: “A future that
“A future that doesn’t include the warehouse and Mr Mendoza.”
Tom: “I’m like my father
“I’m like my father. The bastard son of a bastard!”
