Motivation

"Then all at once my sister touches my shoulder. I turn around and look into her eyes... Oh Laura, Laura I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be!" - The Glass Menagerie, pg. 1289

Tom's motivation for leaving town was his family troubles, boredom, and his job. However, this is not the motivation I'm talking about in this blog. The stronger motivation and dedication was to his sister Laura. Thinking of her and missing her was the reason he came back to his family. He had every chance to leave them all behind and become like his father, but he was stronger because of Laura. She was such a weak and feeble character throughout, but her memory of kindness and simple love is what forced Tom back. He wasn't happy knowing that she was stuck at home with Amanda. I think Tom knew that Laura became more realistic after Jim's night with her, which gave him more reason to be with her.