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    The Representation of Psyche in A Streetcar Named Desire The characters of Blanche Dubois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ and Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire are all representations of the basic parts of the human psyche.  The three basic parts of the human psyche are: the Id (the sense of desire with disregard to consequences)‚ the Superego (the individual’s sense of right and wrong and guilt)‚ and the Ego (the mediator of the Id and Superego‚ trying to satisfy both at once).  Despite the f

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    irrational‚ impulsive‚ uncontrollable lust‚ but is a deliberate‚ hostile‚ violent act of degradation and possession on the part of a would-be conqueror‚ designed to intimidate and inspire fear (Susan Brownmiller). In Tennessee Williams “A Street Car Named Desire”‚ one of the main characters‚ Blanche‚ in this play goes through the experience of being raped and the effects that come from it. By Williams allowing Blanche to get rape in the play‚ it resulted in having a massive effect on the play and led to

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    relationships I have always wondered about the logic‚ thoughts and the actions of a person when in a conflict. I believe the idea of being happy with a special someone can create an individual to do some questionable things. In the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there is a display of strange notions that occurs. Stanley had slapped his wife‚ Stella‚ and she had left him for the apartment above to be with Eunice. But not too long after‚ Stanley is at the bottom of these steps bellowing “Stella! Stella

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    struggle between women and men. In the play written by Tennessee Williams‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the author specifies the characteristics of both gender. Showing men as aggressive‚ while‚ showing women as delicate. However‚ Williams conceives that Blanche and Stella show two different types of femininity in the play‚ nevertheless‚ both of them are dependent on men‚ showing that females have a sexual desire. This sexual desire has also been seen in Stanley in scene 3 when Stanley called for Stella

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    Illusions in A Streetcar Named Desire In Tennessee Williams’ play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there are many examples where the characters are using illusions in an attempt to escape reality. The best example is found by looking to the main character. Blanche Dubois was a troubled woman who throughout the play lives her life in illusions. The story begins with Blanche going to New Orleans to stay with her sister Stella‚ and her husband Stanley for a while.

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    Consider the characters of Stanley‚ Blanche and Stella and their behaviours in Scene 1. Using your own words‚ describe whether you think is reinforcing or challenging hegemony in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. I think Tennessee Williams is not challenging hegemony in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” and it’s maintaining the cultural and social topics of the time. To start off‚ the characters of Stella‚ Stanley and Blanche are showing prejudices and discrimination by their actions‚ behaviour

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    Commentary on ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ In the novel ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams‚ a scene that often catches the attention of readers is the poker scene. It begins when Blanche and Stella return from seeing a show too early‚ not wanting to have been a distraction or a nuisance while the men played poker. Stanley rudely dismisses the ladies making sure they know they aren’t welcome to join in‚ the tension escalates as does the banter and Stanley whacks Stella’s thigh to end

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    Blanche’s absence of love and acceptance leads her down the path of insanity. This was shown boldly in Tennessee William’s play The Streetcar Named Desired. Through the lost of love is seen clearly with her losing Mitch and her past fiance. Then the lost of trust from her sister drives her to lose touch with reality. Blanche throughout the play hints to her past and how traumatizing it was for her. It isn’t till towards the end that we learn the full story with no lies or filters. Driving away her

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    A Study in Color: A Streetcar Named Desire Throughout A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams associates various colors with his characters in revealing their elements of honesty‚ societal status‚ and otherwise hidden parts of their lives to shed a light on expectations that the social order forces on different classes and types of people in American society. Blue is mentioned intermittently with Blanche and consistently in association with Stanley’s cold‚ lower-class status. Blanche’s main

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    How effectively does the film portray the key themes and characters of Williams play? In 1949‚ Tennessee Williams released a novel entitled “A Streetcar named Desire”. Two years later Elia Kazan directed and released a movie based on the novel. She tried to recreate the film as closely as she could to the written play. How well did Kazan do this? Did she leave out key parts or did she cover them all? Did she model the characters perfectly according to the novel? Was she spot on or was she way off

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