In the Production Notes, Tennessee Williams says that The Glass Menagerie is a "memory play"; and in Scene One, Tom explains more fully that the play is told from memory. From what you have read of the play thus far, what role does memory play? How does memory affect Tom and Amanda? Do you think Tom's and Amanda's memories are accurate? Why or why not?

How does memory affect your own life? Is your memory reliable? What power should it have over the present?

Tom and Amanda's thoughts/memories are accurate because, Bad memories can make you do bad stuff, good memories can help you in life, most likely for some people it will. For me I have both good and bad memories. This could affect your life either good thoughts or bad ones to. The good thoughts could make it to were you could make your dream job or even better stuff like, a police officer, investor, business man, or even an athlete! To be honest my memory/thoughts is both reliable and not at the same time. Well most of the time your brain's power should be smart or intelligent to were in the future you can have the best lifetime for sure!

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.