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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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‚ and mendacious types of personalities which makes her antagonist. Furthermore‚ she is always judging people based on their social class and consider herself from
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A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams Scene 5 Summary • Blanche is halfway through writing a letter full of lies‚ describing a jet-set lifestyle with Shep Huntley‚ her wealthy friend. • Meanwhile‚ upstairs Eunice and Steve are fighting. Eunice rushes out of the apartment saying she is going to call the police. Stanley comes home‚ in bowling clothes. Steve comes down with a bruise on his forehead; Stanley tells Steve that Eunice has gone to a neighbourhood bar and Steve rushes out
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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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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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ALIENTATEDLABOUR As the production of a company increases‚ the workers sense of worth decreases. A political economy is supported by laws‚ land‚ wages and profits of labour without demonstrating their existence or connections. A laborer works for a wage that allows companies to produce a product that is then sold for a profit. Hence the laborer is a part of the process and becomes a commodity himself. The labour is objectified‚ and the worker is a slave to his labour. This brings about alienation
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herself in A Streetcar Named Desire. In this story by Tennessee Williams the theme of reality vs. illusion plays a very vital role on the story and its characters. The fact that Blanche is so far wrapped in the illusion of what her world is has played a big role in misconstruing the reality of what her life has actually become. She tends to falsify her reality so that she does not have to accept what she has become. She is unwilling to accept the reality in the decline of her social status‚ the
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The final outcome claimed the victory of pragmatics‚ in other words‚ the failure of fantasy whose representative was Blanche. She was an idealist and romanticist proven by her saying‚ “I don’t want realism‚ I want magic” (Act I‚ Scene 9). Due to her first homosexual lover and the decline of her family in early years‚ she dissatisfied with the reality just as she disliked the naked light bulb which was “a rude remark or a vulgar action.”(Act I‚ scene 3) Thus‚ In order to keep the last dignity of a
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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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be seen thought these two books. The play‚ A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams centers on the character Blanche Dubois‚ whose life tailspins into guilt and depression after the passing of her late husband. Similar themes can be seen in the second novel‚ Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The main character Melinda Sorino goes through similar emotional problems after what happens with an older boy. In the play A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche moves to New Orleans after
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