english critical lens

Trust is one of those things that are nice to have, but really is not needed. The statement “It is impossible to go through life without trust” by Graham Greene, may not be entirely correct. Our group disagrees with the statement. There are many times that trust just is not an option. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Crucible are a very good example of how an individual could be lacking trust.
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams shows how trust is not required in one’s life. The play is constantly a struggle between trust and distrust. The antagonist of the play, Stanley, never trusts the protagonist, Blanche. Stanley always knew that Blanche is a liar and never speaks the truth. Blanche even lies to her boyfriend Mitch about many things which causes Mitch to not have trust in Blanche. When Blanche was raped by Stanley, no one trusted Blanche because they all thought she was crazy and always lies.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller displays a great example of the lives of people without trust. In the town of Salem, there was no trust between any of the people there. If you were accused for being a witch, there were no questions asked. You would be sent to get hung. No one had trust in one other; you could not even testify that you were innocent. There was no trust between the people at all. Even family members were accused of being witches, no one was trusted in Salem, and trust was something that was not seen often.
It is possible to not trust anyone in life. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Crucible showed a very good example of how this could be possible. The protagonist and antagonist in both of these plays have had hard times to trust someone. Both of these plays show a major lack of trust between characters. Although trust is a nice thing to have, it is not a necessity you can’t live without. Having trust and not having trust won’t really affect you or make much of a difference on your daily life.