were developing in the South’ Critics see the clash between Stanley and Blanche not as human against human but rather species against species in a Darwinian sense or a Nietzschean Appolonian/Dionysian dichotomy and those comparisons are in the handout Scott Griffies 118 mentions a report that Williams said that the meaning of Streetcar is ‘You had better watch out as the Apes will take over’. This relates to Blanche in scene 4—‘thousands and thousands of years have passed him right by‚ and
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on men to expose and critique the treatment of women during the transition from the old to the new South. Both Blanche and Stella see male companions as their only means to achieve happiness‚ and they depend on men for both their sustenance and their self-image. Blanche recognizes that Stella could be happier without her physically abusive husband‚ Stanley. Yet‚ the alternative Blanche proposes—contacting Shep Huntleigh for financial support—still involves complete dependence on men. When Stella
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Stanley; dreamy‚ burned-out Blanche; bashful‚ meek Mitch. That being said‚ the successful portrayal of these characters is the mark of an excellent Streetcar performance. According to many readers‚ the stunning characterization is what makes A Streetcar Named Desire so compelling and legendary. Yet I would like to disagree. I think it is the play’s setting that makes the story so fascinating. Streetcar occupies a specific place and time in the American literary canon. Blanche finds herself adrift in
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feet‚ and you are left to fend for yourself in the big world outside? Cultural and social collisions can have a deep impact on your life‚ and nowhere is this better brought out than in Tennessee William’s classic play‚ “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Blanche‚ a sophisticated upper
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This play is about a woman named Blanche DuBois‚ who moves with her sister‚ Stella Kowalski‚ and her husband‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ in New Orleans. Blanche’s flirtatious behavior causes a lot of problems in Stella and Stanley life. Stanley and Blanche display qualities of antagonists
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Farley 1 Kaleb Farley Professor Roach English 1A 11 March 2013 My Peaceful Second Home: The Diamond Why does every person need a place of comfort and peace? So they can relax and enjoy the quality of life. My special place is the baseball field. The baseball diamond is my peaceful place for countless reasons. Like Gary Kamiya said in the story‚ Life‚ Death and Spring. “Its good to have a place where you can go to watch the world get old and young‚ live and die.” Mine is the baseball field
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average good guy‚ desiring nothing short of a normal life with a loving wife. Blanche is the main character in the story and is the sister of Stella. The two of them have been apart over the years and recently came together again. With the past haunting her trail‚ Blanche tries to run far beyond it. Stanley doesn’t help matters any with his accusations against her. Being left in charge of the family estate‚ Blanche loses it all‚ but Stanley isn’t convinced of that. He is convinced that she has
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The loss of traditional values can be seen at the beginning of the play by the portrayal of the fading Southern beauty‚ Blanche‚ in Laurel‚ Mississippi. Her home‚ Belle Reve‚ and family fortune were gone. It reveals that she is having a financial difficulty. Since she lost her young husband to suicide years earlier‚ she has a strong need for human affection. Later‚ she was fired from her job as an English teacher because she had an affair with a teenage student. Finally‚ she has no choice but to
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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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lighthearted‚ kind‚ younger sister of Blanche DuBois. Stella speaks freely with her neighbors‚ jokes around with her husband‚ and greets her sister with wide open arms. Then we are met with Stella’s foil character‚ Blanche‚ a teacher from Mississippi who seems to be on the edge. When the two sisters have their interaction the audience can easily see the difference between the two. The two sisters could not be any different based on age‚ job status‚ and their personas. Blanche makes offhand comments about
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