Laura undergoes a transformation during the play. In the beginning, she is extremely shy, and filled with anxiety. She calls herself a cripple as uses it as an excuse to keep her from the outside world. Her mother tells her she is just like everyone else, but she does not believe her. Toward the end of the play, when Jim O’Connor comes for dinner, he fills her with confidence. When he asks what she does, she shows him her glass collection and offers to let him hold one of her favorites, but says, “Oh, be careful- if you breathe, it breaks!” (1428). I believe this is how she feels about herself at the time, very fragile, and easily broken. When showing him the unicorn, Jim says, “Poor fellow, he must feel sort of lonesome”, to which she replies