Does Tennessee Williams intend for us to admire or condemn Amanda for the way in which she deals with her family in the play The Glass Menagerie?

There
are only four characters in 's --five including the unseen presence of the
missing husband/father. Each of them is more complex than they might appear at first, and that
is certainly true of Amanda. The advantage readers/viewers have with her is that she is voluble
(she talks a lot) and various aspects of her personality are seen throughout the play. Based on
the things she says, her behaviors, and how others see her, she seems to be a more sympathetic
character than someone the playwright condemns.

What Amanda says is annoying
and sometimes ridiculous. She nags poor Tom about how he sits, about how he chews his food,
about bringing home a suitable suitor for Laura, about not having enough...