I understand where you're coming from about the ending. We have no idea if Laura will ever find bliss, and Tom leaves, and its sort of a downer. But I think that Laura has new self-confidence, despite Jim's awful departure. The play also leaves a shred of hope, with:
"Now that we cannot hear the mother's speech, her silliness is gone and she has dignity and tragic beauty. Laura's hair hides her face, until, at the end of the speech, she lifts her head to smile at her mother. Amanda's gestures are slow and graceful, almost dancelike, as she comforts her daughter."
I think that these lines give us insight into the fact that, yeah, things are bad, but they are going to get through it. Laura has grown and Tom has learned to stand up for himself. Its almost twisted; the ending seems bad, but its really not. Our characters have learned something about themselves, and everything is going to be alright.
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