A Streetcar Named Desire Fire Analysis

The moment that Blanche and Stanley meet, a fire has begun. In the novel, A Streetcar Named Desire, the main character, Stella’s, husband and sister do not get along. Blanche comes to New Orleans, Louisiana to visit her sister Stella. Blanche is in for a surprise when she meets Stella’s husband Stanley. From the moment the two meet, there is a bad feeling. A Streetcar Named Desire’s author is Tennessee Williams, who is from Columbia, Mississippi. Blanche and Stanley's relationship is like an untamed fire because Stanley finds Blanche annoying, and Blanche finds Stanley rude. Blanche and Stanley do not get along throughout the time that Blanche is staying with Stanley and Stella. Both Stanley and Blanche have bad qualities about their personalities. Stanley is very aggressive, and violent at times. Blanche has a drinking problem, and she often lies about her age. When these two characters clash together, one can say that a fire is started, such as the picture shown in photo 3. At one point, Stanley gives Blanche a bus ticket back to Laurel for her birthday because he wants her to leave. “BLANCHE: Why, why--Why, it's a-- STANLEY: Ticket! Back to Laurel! On the Greyhound! Tuesday!” (page 120) This rude remark made by Stanley upsets both Stella and Blanche. While
These two works can be compared because in both of them, one of the main characters is mentally ill. The woman in The Yellow Wallpaper is mentally ill, and her husband does not believe her when she tells him there are shadows in the wallpaper. When Blanche tells Stella about Stanley raping her, Stella does not believe her. These two characters are compared for not only being mentally ill, but also for making claims that no one believes. Although Stanley did rape Blanche, Stella does not believe her. In comparison, the woman in The Yellow Wallpaper see figures in the wallpaper, but her husband does not believe