Comparing The Evasion Of Reality In Streetcar And Dorian Gray

The evasion of reality is reflected in Streetcar and Dorian Gray but the authors incorporate motifs that represent reality within their narratives. In Dorian Gray, Wilde uses the portrait to convey the true nature of Dorian’s soul, which he covers in order to hide his internal ugliness. In Streetcar, William’s uses lighting effects and music in dramatic expression to convey how Blanche refuses to acknowledge the reality of fading youth and past trauma. Blanche uses a lantern to avoid light and protect her from reality and when, in the final scene, Stanley “seizes the paper lantern, tearing it off,” she “cries out” as he has metaphorically stripped her of protection, forcing her into exposure and destruction. Stanley is symbolic of truth and