Michael R. Hummel ENGL1302-SA01 Critical Literary Analysis of “A Streetcar Named Desire” Professor Helene King 15 March‚ 2011 Tennessee Williams’ play “A Streetcar Named Desire” brings up and discusses many topics and problems. One of the main themes of this play is the conflict that appears and gradually develops in the relationship between Stanley and Blanche. The results and consequences of this conflict are quite evident; however‚ the sources and the reasons of
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are "coarse" and "direct". Even though they are at their "prime" of physical manhood‚ alternatively the primary colour description can be seen as them not being in their prime mentally‚ suggesting immaturity and simple thinking. The hard‚ strong alcohol of whisky on the table implies masculinity. It is also a whisky bottle and not wine. If it was wine it would be too elegant for the occasion and wine is generally seen in romantic situations with women. <br> <br>As we hear the men have a poker talk
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song. It shows that emotional feeling and sexual desire of people. The blue piano reveals the inner loneness of people and makes listener try to find someone to get alone. At first‚ the blue piano reflects the different characteristics of people in New Orleans. They are more emotional and passionate to express their own feelings. This is different from the mannered people in Belle Reve. However‚ the music also shows the insecurity and desire to love of people in Elysian Fields. Although they
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At exactly what does too much sunlight exposure result in a burn? In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Blanche uses light to represent her own identity‚ shrouding it in lanterns and exposing it at times. She also uses it specifically in situations involving romance. Blanche’s use of light in instances with her husband Allan‚ the “boy‚” as well as instances of how she responds to light now in her current life‚ implies how her husband made her too light sensitive – unwilling to be honest
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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is perhaps one of the biggest problems in the United States today. It is not only a personal problem that dramatically affects an individual’s lives‚ but moreover those that surround such a life. In the essay “Under the Influence” by Scott Russel Sanders‚ he expresses his emotions through a poem. “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. “The whiskey on his breath could make a small boy dizzy; but hung on like death; such waltzing was not easy.” (258). This poem is
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The inevitable extinction of the morals and values of the aristocratic society that Blanche‚ the main protagonist has come to represent is clearly implied through the course of scene 10. Her illusions‚ the very foundation of her life‚ are destroyed and this reflects the decay in her power‚ status‚ and mental capacity. Symbolically‚ this scene is used by Williams to show the death of the aristocratic values of Blanche. Blanche herself realises this and believes she is in “desperate circumstances”
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I was very disappointed‚ and frankly‚ Blanche DOES come across-- by her own hand-- as rather unstable and needy. Blanche‚ though her own writings and not through anyone else’s prejudices‚ does not paint a flattering self-portrait here. The most glaring fault is her constant refrain that the world would not leave "innocent" people in peace. Neither Blanche nor Buck was innocent. Buck‚ in every account except Blanche’s prejudicial one‚ seemed to be a darned fool. No sooner was he pardoned from a long
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In the drama "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche Dubois finds her way to the chaotic city of New Orleans in hopes of an escape from her painful life‚ and to find refuge with her younger sister Stella‚ as she is her only living relation. In light of her efforts to forget and shed her illicit past‚ she utilizes the bathroom and resorts to the act of bathing. Blanche’s continuous desire for the bathroom manifests escape from those around her and a need for cleansing away her wrong
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Reality Versus Fantasy In Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire‚” the obsessive need to escape from reality defines the protagonist Blanche DuBois. Haunted by the fact that she incited the suicide of her young husband‚ Blanche is unable to cope with what has since become of her life. She relies on fables and illusions to reconstruct a more socially acceptable self. However‚ the antagonistic relationship between Blanche and Stanley Kowalski threatens her fantasy‚ as he continuously confronts
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A Streetcar Named Desire – Final Assessment 1. The title A Streetcar Named Desire holds both literal and figurative meaning. Blanche DuBois takes an actual streetcar named “Desire” to transport her to the home of her sister. Blanche is literally brought to the home of the Kowalski’s by “Desire‚” but she is also brought there by her very own desire. Blanche’s sexual intimacies held with many men has ruined her reputation and driven her out of her home town. Blanche is longing and wishing to start
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