In Scene 1 of The Glass Menagerie, Tom tells the audience that the play is a memory of another time and introduces the other characters in the play—his mother, his sister, Jim, and his father. How does this information contribute to the structure of the play?

It helps explain why there is music in the play even though the play is not a musical.

It creates a sense that the play will not accurately depict what really happened.

It serves as a flashback to when Tom’s father left the family and why he left.

It sets the scene of what has already occurred and what will happen to the characters in the play.