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    of ambitious young girls but so unfortunate of them‚ sitting in four walled quarters‚ unmarried sewing clothes for their marriages waiting for that particular sunrise and married serving their husbands till their eyes get close keeping all their desires‚ passion within besides dreams and hope‚ you too find fear in their visions‚ fear of raising the voice‚ fear of society which’s kept limitations on them‚ she’s viewed as a "femme" more than as a human‚ told to cover the face or wear veil when step

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    In Tennessee Williams a streetcar named desire‚ he explores the notions of secrets and lies through conceptual polarities‚ the real vs. the unreal. Mostly relating to Blanch and her alternate reality created by secrets and lies. Society and class also play a big role in the relation to secrets and lies‚ upper class vs. lower class and man vs. woman. Polarity of the real and surreal in relation to the notion of secrets and lies‚ I believe is the way in which each individual perceives their lies

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    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

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    A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams And so it was I entered the broken world To trace the visionary company of love‚ its voice An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice "The Broken Tower" by Hart Crane SCENE ONE The exterior of a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields and runs between the L & N tracks and the river. The section is poor but‚ unlike corresponding

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    Desire is both liberating and imprisoning’. Compare and contrast the ways in which two of your chosen writers present relationships in the light of this comment Tennessee William’s ‘A Street Named Desire’ explores and contrasts two settings‚ the more accepting‚ and open minded society and the ‘Southern Belle’ in urban New Orleans 1940‚ while Ian McEwan’s ‘Enduring Love’ is about endurance‚ or survival‚ and sets love in its different forms‚ from unconditioned‚ romantic‚ idealised and obsessive.

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    In the movie‚ A Street Car Named Desire‚ Blanche uses the quote‚ “I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes‚ Yes‚ magic! I try to give that to people." to explain her desire for her fantasy life to become reality. Blanches fantasy life would restore her youth‚ forgive her past and she would be more welcomed by people like Stanley and Mitch. I do agree with her statement‚ and believe that living in a “fantasy world” for a short period of time can be beneficial‚ but I do not agree with the circumstances

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    Postmodern American authors share many themes highlighting communal pressures on ill adjusted characters. This is a direct result of the collective American desire to diverge from conformity‚ a common view shared by many progressive people in the 40s and 50s‚ including Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Picture white picket fences lining newly mowed green lawns‚ each house nearly identical‚ sheltering a providing husband and dainty housewife committed to one man. To break from this archetype would

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    Tennessee Williams’ Background to A Streetcar Named Desire • From an early age‚ Williams used writing as “an escape from a world of reality in which [he] felt acutely uncomfortable”. • He wrote about the human condition as he saw it; unafraid to tackle topics such as incest‚ rape and madness. • He believed that “we are all savages at heart”. Which of the characters in Streetcar prove or disprove this? • He lived in New Orleans from 1938‚ a bohemian place where all manner of

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    How does Williams quickly establish Stanley as the plays antagonist? Firstly if we are to establish Stanley as the plays antagonist then we need to begin by looking at the protagonist of the play. Blanche Dubois is the protagonist and as the play develops we can begin to see that Stanley develops in to the antagonist. The two characters are the polar opposite of one another‚ Blanche is described as beautiful and moth like which allows us to see that she is very delicate and by the name ‘Blanche’

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    The poem presents the distress of losing one’s dreams. It deals with the questions every person faces at least once in his or her life‚ when everything we have dreamed of disappears‚ and we do not know how to deal with that anxiety and with the abyss that opens in front of us after that. What to do when everything fails? What to do when you reach a moment in life you never thought about? They are a lesbian couple. Theresa seems to be more aware of how society sees the kind of relationship they have

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