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    In the course of the contention between two main characters‚ Blanche and Stanley‚ Stella‚ not a protagonist‚ however‚ changed dramatically ideologically her opinions on Stanley and on the recognition of truth and illusion. A Streetcar Named Desire tells the tragety of Blanche when she fights for the “patriarchal” society‚ yet she cannot get rid of the dependence on men in such a society. While the main thread of the story is tightly about the strife between Stanley and Blanche‚ the character of

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    make her feel good about herself. Blanche thought men were to always be gentlemen no matter what just like in the old days. Stella being the new kind of south women knew that men weren’t always gentlemen. Stella was like a yes women when it came to Stanley. She always took him back after he hit or hurt her. The old south was use to old traditions like men being gentlemen. I think it couldn’t exist today because women now are CEO of companies and they would not take what women took back in the

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    Ogulcan Bayol‚ 11-H In the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche the protagonist who is mentally fragile and depends on her sister’s help to overcome various adversities as her husband’s passing away and her paying many debts decides to move to New Orleans‚ where her sister lives. Throughout the play‚ Blanche‚ who is from a southern part called Laurel‚ strives to conform to society’s norms and attempts to find a man to marry her; but she is incapable of feeling

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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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    outside can not always understand. When it comes to 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

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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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    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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    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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    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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