A Streetcar Named Desire Gender Analysis
A look into the constraints on women based on A street car Named Desire.
To some the 1950s were a time of post war bliss and happiness. At the close of the Second World War the United States was in a state of economic high. Suburbs were becoming a social norm and the number of babies being born in this year went up by 215 percent. The United States was the world’s strongest military power and the fruits of prosperity, cars and new technology were available to more people than ever. Although the 1950s weren’t all poodle skirts and Elvis, in some parts of the country different minorities like women and various ethnicities felt a strong power of discrimination. In A Street Car Named Desire, one very popular play in the 1950s, portrays the relationships of men and women and the differences of expectation versus reality. In the play a Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams attempts to convince his audience that 1950s American society is conflicted based on gender roles, societal behavior expectations comparatively, and how Blanche and Stanley fit into these sociably acceptable roles. The men and women of the 1950s were expected to act and think with a certain state of mind. A set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered …show more content…
The gender roles of men give them significant power over the women. The woman’s roles as mothers and only mothers causes them great anguish because of their previous roles as hard working individuals during the second world war. These roles cause a great divide between expectation and reality of a 1950s normal home. Tennessee describes these problems through his characters Blanch and Stanley. The similarities of a woman to a man causes the man to feel emasculated and resort to violence. In Street Car Named Desire the author tries to show conflict in his characters through the previously discussed
To some the 1950s were a time of post war bliss and happiness. At the close of the Second World War the United States was in a state of economic high. Suburbs were becoming a social norm and the number of babies being born in this year went up by 215 percent. The United States was the world’s strongest military power and the fruits of prosperity, cars and new technology were available to more people than ever. Although the 1950s weren’t all poodle skirts and Elvis, in some parts of the country different minorities like women and various ethnicities felt a strong power of discrimination. In A Street Car Named Desire, one very popular play in the 1950s, portrays the relationships of men and women and the differences of expectation versus reality. In the play a Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams attempts to convince his audience that 1950s American society is conflicted based on gender roles, societal behavior expectations comparatively, and how Blanche and Stanley fit into these sociably acceptable roles. The men and women of the 1950s were expected to act and think with a certain state of mind. A set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered …show more content…
The gender roles of men give them significant power over the women. The woman’s roles as mothers and only mothers causes them great anguish because of their previous roles as hard working individuals during the second world war. These roles cause a great divide between expectation and reality of a 1950s normal home. Tennessee describes these problems through his characters Blanch and Stanley. The similarities of a woman to a man causes the man to feel emasculated and resort to violence. In Street Car Named Desire the author tries to show conflict in his characters through the previously discussed