Just because she doesn't take a public speaking class or isn't a writer like her brother doesn't mean she's peculiar. Even though he isn't doing much with his collection, he has an artistic mind. He loves music, walking, visiting museums and the zoo every day to observe the bird houses and penguins. He also goes to the "Jewel Box", which is a large glass house where plants are grown. Find comfort in art and music (Cardullo131). Laura is respectful, loving and caring as well as romantic. She was once called “Blue Rose” by the young man she admired in high school, and she is happy to have such a nickname (p 17). Blue roses are rare and unique, which once again highlights its uniqueness and romantic qualities. Robert Cardullo points out that, through lighting, Williams emphasizes her romantic qualities when Jim asks her to sit closer to the candlelight, so he can see her well and not only in that scene, but throughout the play, and compares it with light used in the first religious portraits of female saints. (p.38) In other words, Laura is portrayed as an innocent and romantic woman