Analysis of Major Characters Blanche DuBois When the play begins‚ Blanche is already a fallen woman in society’s eyes. Her family fortune and estate are gone‚ she lost her young husband to suicide years earlier‚ and she is a social pariah due to her indiscrete sexual behavior. She also has a bad drinking problem‚ which she covers up poorly. Behind her veneer of social snobbery and sexual propriety‚ Blanche is an insecure‚ dislocated individual. She is an aging Southern belle who lives in a state
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day-to-day scavengers set in Parkdale‚ in search of antiques throughout various platforms; stretching from dumpsters to yard sales‚ anything for a profit. The two are in need of money in hopes of paying off their rent every month‚ and funding their desire for marijuana‚ but come into trouble as Dan’s usual supplier ends up being forced out of business. The dismissal of Dan’s supplier means that he’ll need to be needing a new supplier‚ her being Susan. Susan is among the very bottom of a weed supply
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Janith Thanthulage Explore how the themes of desire is presented in “A Streetcar named desire” and “Goblin Market” Desire‚ the need to have something so much as to lust for it‚ seems to play a key part in the decisions of all characters seen in both these plays. T he power of sexual desire is the engine propelling A Streetcar Named Desire (AD) . All of the characters are driven by “that rattle-trap street-car” in various ways: towards a set fate. This is especially so with the leading protagonist
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In the conflict between Blanche and Stanley was it inevitable that Stanley would be the victor? In Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" two of the main characters Stanley and Blanche persistently oppose each other‚ their differences eventually spiral into Stanley’s rape of Stella. Stanley (Stella’s husband) represents a theme of realism in the play; he is shown as a primitive‚ masculine character that is irresistible to Stella and on some levels even to his "opponent" Stella’s sister
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During the early twentieth century dramatic literature saw a change in its form. This change would be commonly referred to as Modern Theater and although Modern theater would take certain aspects from earlier theater they also stressed some aspects that were trivial during those theatrical periods. Such topics include the importance of theatrical contracts‚ symbolisms‚ and abstract elements. A master of such subject matter was Tennessee Williams. Williams revive of abstract elements was essential
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Odile H Mrs. Lockman English 26 April 2013 The Treatment of Women in A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll House Although A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams‚ and A Doll House (ADH) by Henrik Ibsen are written nearly a hundred years apart‚ both authors have men treat women in similar fashion. Both men‚ Mitch from ASND and Torvald from ADH‚ treat women as if women are their possession‚ they get very angry at the women for not following the rules and finally‚ as a consequence
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The Character of Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche‚ Stella’s is by far the most complex character of the play. An intelligent and sensitive woman who values literature and the creativity of the human imagination‚ she is also emotionally traumatised and repressed. This gives license for her own imagination to become a haven for her pain. One senses that Blanches own view of her real self as opposed to her ideal self has been increasingly blurred over the years until
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Blanche Dubious‚ appropriately dressed in white‚ is first introduced as a symbol of innocence and chastity. Aristocratic‚ refined‚ and sensitive‚ this delicate beauty has a moth-like appearance. She has come to New Orleans to seek refuge at the home of her sister Stella and her coarse Polish husband‚ Stanley. With her nervous and refined nature‚ Blanche is a clear misfit in the Kowalski’s apartment. <br> <br>Blanche represents a deep-seated attachment to the past. She has lived her whole life in
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Based on my reading thus far‚ Blanche proves the most antagonistic characteristic. She is sister of Stella and came to meet her unexpectedly. She lost her husband few years earlier and she is a social pariah due to her indiscrete sexual behavior. She also seeks for people attention and wants them to complement her. She has bad drinking habit which she tries to hide from everyone. Blanche’s flirtatious behavior causes a lot of problems in Stella and Stanley life. Blanche displayed cunning‚ manipulative
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Later that night Mitch‚ Stanley’s friend‚ wants to drop out of the poker game because his mother is sick. Stella and Blanche return from the show‚ and Blanche is introduced to the other players. When Stanley tells the ladies to disappear until the game is finished‚ Stella reminds him that it is 2:30 A.M. and time to quit. Stanley swats her rear and the sisters go into the other room‚ where Blanche meets Harold Mitchell coming from the bathroom. When he leaves‚ Blanche thinks that he looks more sensitive
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