Analysis of the Women Image, Blanche and Stella, in Tennessee Williams’ a Streetcar Named Desire
ANALYSIS OF THE WOMEN IMAGE, BLANCHE AND STELLA, IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
1. Background of Analysis
A streetcar Named Desire is a stage play that written by Tennese Wiliams. It first published in 1947 and takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this play, Williams presents women as powerless, weak, and passive characters who are tightly linked to their persecutors due to economic, social, and physical needs. During the time period of Tennessee Williams, author of the play A Streetcar Named Desire, lived in, men were typically portrayed as leaders of the household. Therefore, it can be seen that there is a genre struggle in the play. The image of women in this play seem to be lower than the man.
In this paper, the writer deals with the image of women, Blance and Stella, in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. It presents an analysis of the both female characters in the play and their negative relationships with men. This paper shows the writer's sympathy with women and their problems as they live in a materialistic male-dominated society.
It is interesting to analyze the image of women in A Streetcar Named Desire because this play portrays the weakness of a women’s lives and also presents that woman as a victim in the play. These can be seen in the play when Blanche as the key character, becomes a fallen woman in society’s eyes . Almost her life journey showed the negative side of women, from her declining when her family fortune and estate are gone that make her avoid the past, until the raping action that happened with her. In other side, Stella, portrayed that women, especially a wife, do not have the freedom to vote and must be surrender to husband.
Based on the explanation above, the writer wants to analyze this play by applying feminism theory and entitled this paper “Analysis of the Women Image, Blanche And Stella, In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.”
2. Problem and It’s Scope
Tennessee Williams’ A
1. Background of Analysis
A streetcar Named Desire is a stage play that written by Tennese Wiliams. It first published in 1947 and takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this play, Williams presents women as powerless, weak, and passive characters who are tightly linked to their persecutors due to economic, social, and physical needs. During the time period of Tennessee Williams, author of the play A Streetcar Named Desire, lived in, men were typically portrayed as leaders of the household. Therefore, it can be seen that there is a genre struggle in the play. The image of women in this play seem to be lower than the man.
In this paper, the writer deals with the image of women, Blance and Stella, in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. It presents an analysis of the both female characters in the play and their negative relationships with men. This paper shows the writer's sympathy with women and their problems as they live in a materialistic male-dominated society.
It is interesting to analyze the image of women in A Streetcar Named Desire because this play portrays the weakness of a women’s lives and also presents that woman as a victim in the play. These can be seen in the play when Blanche as the key character, becomes a fallen woman in society’s eyes . Almost her life journey showed the negative side of women, from her declining when her family fortune and estate are gone that make her avoid the past, until the raping action that happened with her. In other side, Stella, portrayed that women, especially a wife, do not have the freedom to vote and must be surrender to husband.
Based on the explanation above, the writer wants to analyze this play by applying feminism theory and entitled this paper “Analysis of the Women Image, Blanche And Stella, In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.”
2. Problem and It’s Scope
Tennessee Williams’ A
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