A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Analysis

Sometimes the people in which others associate themselves with are the ones who restrict them from their dreams.In "A streetcar named Desire", the two main opposing characters are Blanche and Stanely as the desires they want can't exist with each other's company. The fake world that Blanche has fabricated with all her compulsive lies can only subsist in her mind if it's reassured by the belief of it all from those around her.Blanche wants the artificial reality she has created in her mind to become true, so she doesn't have to deal with all the pain the real world has inflicted on her as seen in "pretend I don't notice anything different about you! That- music again...".Which shows that Blanche doesn't like the truth of situations that
... Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips and whiskey.". Which reveals that Stanely has no problem ordering his friends around because they won't argue with his superiority. As long as Blanche lives in the apartment of Stanely and Stella, Stanely can't be as manipulative as his usual self due to the fact that Blanche always has an altering opinion on any of his decisions, as viewed in "I haven't noticed the stamp of genius even on Stanely's forehead ... It's a drive that he has. You're standing in the light, Blanche!". This conveys that Blanche just so naturally stands in the way of Stanely's dominance, essentially taking the spot light away from Stanely.Stanely contrasts against Blanche almost instinctively during the whole play. Stanely is the only character thought the play to purposely mess with Blanches already weak state of mind, seen in " There isn't no millionaire! And Mitch didn't come back with roses' cause I know where he is-". This conveys just how insensitive Stanley is to Blanche's harsh situation, without the slightest bit of understanding as to why she might hid herself behind all of these lies. The reason Stanely contrast so widely from Blanche is due to the reality that neither one of
In the end people shouldn't allow others to be a distraction from an aspiration because nothing a person truly desires is meant to come easily, it's the triumph over an obstacle that guides a person to their