What are the similarities between Tom and his father in "The Glass Menagerie"?

Tom is like his father in that he wants to run away from
his problems. He tries to escape through drinking and movies. Of course, Amanda, his
mother, is nagging and hard to please. She finds fault with Tom and possibly is the
reason he wants to leave home.

Understandably, Tom is under
much pressure. He has to support his mother and sister. In return, his mother complains
and insists that he help her find a suitor for Laura. Tom does his best. He brings home
Jim. Jim and Laura share an intimate moment before Jim reveals that he is
engage.

Learning of Jim's engagement status, Amanda attacks
Tom for not knowing that Jim was engaged. Tom has taken all he can take. He runs away
from home. The play is his memory of his mother and Laura.