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 and secret. Blanche is displaced and alienated‚ protecting herself in a world of lies. Her retreat into a world of lies leads to madness a breakdown of self and reality. Stanly’s perception of the world can be made untruthful by ego and the brutal
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society. Blue is mentioned intermittently with Blanche and consistently in association with Stanley’s cold‚ lower-class status. Blanche’s main color‚ however‚ is white in accordance with her namesake and‚ ironically‚ her lying habits. What does blue mean? Is it winter‚ coldness and sadness? Stanley’s character can certainly be attributed with these negative connotations; his low class profession‚
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she ultimately tell the truth. Because the following dramatic action of the play rests on what Blanche decides‚ when she decides to alternatively lie or tell the truth‚ the consequences of her decisions drive the action of the play forward. Blanche’s lies create escalating conflict between she and Stanley‚ often revealed in his dealings with paper. In fact‚ when Stanley first physically violates Blanche‚ it is through paper. In Scene II‚ in an effort to uncover Blanche’s past and subsequent lies
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important part of the play with the implied rape on Blanche by Stanley. Williams uses dramatic techniques and symbols which illustrate Stanley’s violent and aggressive behavoiurs‚ displaying him in negative light and as a villian and through the use of violence and animal imagery. Also allowing us to see Stanley as an angonist to the actions he persued on Blanche. Teneesse Williams also uses the settings and motifs such as insanity to protray Blanche as a victim. Willams successfully uses the imagery
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empathetic‚ and docile. Stella exhibits these traits when she is constantly being abused by her husband‚ yet always seems to come back‚ she claims its love and always finds excuses for his behavior. For example‚ in scene four‚ Stella tells Blanche “Yes‚ you are Blanche. I know how it must have seemed to you and I’m awful sorry it had to happen‚ but it wasn’t anything as serious as you seem to take it. In the first place‚ when men are drinking and playing anything can happen. It’s always a power-keg. He
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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 to come‚ “Stella! Stella‚ sweetheart! Stella! Stell-lahhhhh!” (Williams 67). Thus‚ In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams juxtaposes Femininity and masculinity to reveal how women are dependent on men. Both‚ Blanche
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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. Here‚ the illusions are revealed and the battle between the illusions and the characters will
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they justify their desires. By means of a theme of cruelty when whiteness is evoked‚ author Tennessee Williams displays when we justify the actions of others to reinforce gender identities‚ and the emotions which act as a vehicle for judgments. Blanche lives in a fantasy world where truth and logic are replaced by a fake humanity. At one point she says‚ I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes‚ yes‚ magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don’t tell the truth‚ I tell
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In the Street Car Named Desire‚ by Tennessee Williams‚ Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois’s visit to Elysian Fields and her encounters with her sister’s brutal and arrogant husband‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ and the reveling truth of why Blanche really came. Stanley Kowalski is a very brutal and barbaric person who always has to feel that no one is better than him. His brutish and ferocious actions during the play leave the reader with a bad
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In a Streetcar Named Desire‚ the tragic hero is Blanche Dubois‚ an aging Southern Belle living in a state of perpetual panic about her fading beauty. In this essay it will be discussed what makes Blanche a tragic hero and how she compares to a typical tragic hero. A typical tragic hero is first and foremost‚ born of noble stature. This gives the hero something to fall from‚ so they can "fall from grace" (Avril Lavigne‚ Nobody’s Home). Blanche Dubois born in Laurel‚ Mississippi‚ to a wealthy family
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