The universe is believed to be made up of sexvigintillion observable atoms or 10^81, humans are one in 8.7 million species on earth and you are alone one in 7, 221,306,800 people on earth. With numbers like these it becomes clear how your life is simply a struggle for existence. In Tennessee Williams Tom's novel The Glass Menagerie, an aspiring writer attempts to survive within the confines of his tiny apartment and resist the urge to escape. Likewise, hundreds of miles away, in a completely different time a young entrepreneur, Jay Gatsby, struggles to exist in a world of wealth in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Their battle for existence is evident through each author's use of characterization, internal and external conflict. And, like you, each of their stories is long, complicated and tragic. In the novel The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Tom appears no different from his peers, like most he works, goes to the movies and chases his dreams; however Tom's idea of ​​life and adventure surpasses what most others would imagine. His struggle for existence takes many different forms, from his mother, to his writing, and his desire for adventure. Very early in the show the audience experiences the stress Tom endures due to his mother Amanda's extremely neurotic personality. Not only must he always adapt to her constant mood swings and unpredictable attitude, but he must try to keep her happy while supporting a family of three. In this way it becomes evident that this lifestyle leaves Tom very little room to be independent simply because instead of having his own apartment and being able to focus on his personal success, Tom must support the moral demands of being a son, a brother. .... middle of paper...... Gatsby's name in the headlines, finally in his grave Gatsby begins to gain the recognition he had always fought for. Yet its existence is short-lived, because not even the words contained in an article are enough to permeate the barrier between life and death, reality and imagination. Life is a continuous tragedy, living is a battle for survival, in short you are a fight for survival. existence. Many of us can sympathize with such sentiments because when you are one in 7,221,306,800 people on earth, life becomes more like a war every day. In the novel The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Tom, an aspiring writer attempts to escape the confines of his mother's apartment simply as a last resort to exist. Similarly, Jay Gatsby struggles to exist in the world of the rich in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. And, like yours, their path to existence was endless.