founded on the premise of conflicting cultures. Blanche and Stanley‚ the main antagonists of the play‚ have been brought up to harbour and preserve extremely disparate notions‚ to such an extent that their incompatibility becomes a recurring theme within the story. Indeed‚ their differing values and principles becomes the ultimate cause of antagonism‚ as it is their conflicting views that fuels the tension already brewing within the Kowalski household. Blanche‚ a woman disillusioned with the passing of
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they can leave or not. So‚ when Blanche starts making changes around “his” house‚ he shows a strong hatred to her and how his wife treats her. When he realizes that whatever Blanche wants she gets‚ he starts to unravel her past and show everyone for whom she is‚ a selfish‚ demanding person. Sound
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shows Blanche taking different streetcars in the area surrounding where Stanley and Stella live—and the viewer can imagine how difficult it is for Blanche to adjust. In the play‚ Blanche simply talks about the streetcars‚ which puts the audience right into a situation without any introduction. The setting is also the same—and hardly changes—in the movie. Kazan tried to make the movie follow the stage directions as closely as possible.
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Outline Thesis statement: The relationship Holden and Blanche have between family and people in society leads them to an inner turmoil‚ which eventually results in their psychological breakdowns. I. Family A. Positive relationships in The Catcher in the Rye. 1. Phoebe is the only person who Holden needs 2. Holden is proud of D.B’s accomplishments 3. Holden truly admires the personality Allie had a.) "He was two years younger than I was‚ but he was about fifty more times intelligent"
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after his initial hiring‚ while “A Street Car Named Desire” is about a newly married couple‚ Stanley and Stella Kowalski‚ in New Orleans that have lives interrupted by Stella’s sister‚ Blanche DuBois. However‚ both texts share a similar theme‚ the struggle to gain power. Bartleby‚ the narrator (Bartleby’s boss)‚ Blanche DuBois‚ and Stanley Kowalski in particular fight for power throughout both texts. One commonality in both texts is that they have somewhat normal beginnings. Bartleby appears to be
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matter what people may go through‚ they will always continue and try to believe their situation gets better. During a poker game with his friends‚ Stanley becomes very frustrated with the loud music being played by‚ his wife‚ Stella and her sister Blanche. As a result‚ he throws the radio out the window and Stella then gets in an argument with him. Stanley then hits Stella and she leaves the house. “You lay your hand on me and I’ll - [She backs out of sight. He advances and disappears. There is the
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Conversely Blanche - a fading figure of the Southern Belle - arrives on stage ‘daintily dressed...as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the garden district’. The power struggle that ensues between these two characters acts as a microcosm for cultural changes that were happening across America at the time. Tony Coult describes a 1940s America as a country ‘facing a new world – industrialised and with many of the traditional social structures ... disrupted’1. Blanche struggles
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is due to this reason that Blanche Dubois‚ Stella Kowalski‚ and Eunice Hubbell‚ all exhibit low self esteem‚ depending on male companions for happiness. Blanche Dubois wanted to be perceived as a woman of elegance. In addition to frequently bathing‚ she wore the finest clothing‚ perfumes and jewelry. Readers later find out that this is done for male attention. Blanche was aging and desperately wanted to find a husband. Already shamed in her hometown of Laurel‚ Blanche moved to Louisiana with her
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melting pot of cultures and values. 7. The idea of the inevitable conflict between the declining aristocratic class and the burgeoning proletariat is evident as soon as Blanche arrives because‚ even in such a cosmopolitan city‚ is “incongruous to this setting” (Scene 1). Furthermore‚ Elysian Fields = Greek heaven & Blanche = Romantic South. Her arrival foreshadows conflict as it is the death of the old South. 8. Furthermore‚ the idea of conflict is accentuated by the description of Blanche’s
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How does Williams portray the character of Stanley and his attitudes? In your answer you should consider Williams’ use of language choices and dramatic techniques Stanley is the primary male character in A Streetcar Named Desire. His dominating role encompasses the cultural values of Elysian Fields‚ where men are breadwinners and women are the homemakers. On first appearance Stanley is portrayed as a physically attractive man and dominating attitude towards his wife. He is he is a proud ‘American’
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