Essay On Blanche's Desire In Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire

In Tennessee Williams’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire, he shows illumination for the play through the fight scenes between Stella and Stanley then later on between Stanley and Blanche. Overall it illuminates Blanches unnatural longing for a magical life and shows how she desires a make believe world and society in which she will always have a happy ending and a perfect life. Also the fights show how Stella's loyalty to her husband, Stanley, is stronger than her loyalty to her sister, Blanche.

The fights illuminate Blanche's desire for a make believe world where she has the perfect ending in life. She shows this desire by continuously lying to everyone about how perfect her life has been since she has been on her own and this is seen throughout the play. It is seen clearly through Blanche's’ actions as she is writing a supposed letter to Shep and is lying about her sister’s friends lives saying that “ my sisters friends [...] several homes along the Gulf [...] continued round of entertainments, teas, cocktails, and luncheons” she does this in order to keep up the illusion of the perfect life she is wanting everyone to see (5.85). In reading the letter to Stella it ends up clearly showing that Blanche is not afraid nor is she shy about lying to people in order to keep her image. Also when she is trying to get Stella to leave Stanley after he hit her during a fight and it’s described as “ Blanche considers for a moment then puts the phone down” and “[...] smashes the
And is shown by Stella continuing to try and defend her sister, Blanche, throughout the play. Then it illuminates Blanches unnatural longing for a perfect life and ending. Williams helps show this desire by her actions ,such as the phone and the letter, and having Blanche continuously lie throughout the