VII The name A Streetcar Named Desire comes from the actual streetcar that Blanche has to take for her new life. In a sense‚ it is the story’s plot. In the story‚ Blanche is perusing desire with a rich man to live a life of desire. Ironically enough‚ everything is completely the opposite. She is tormented and emotionally and mentally torn to pieces. Everything that transpires is completely ruined. Her urge for happiness and desire was inevitably her undoing. She ends up living
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Summary: An analysis of some of the many symbols found in "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams‚ with the help of psychoanalytical theory. Williams’ expert use of these symbols helped him to convey the meaning of many characteristics of the protagonists in the play. It is very debatable nowadays how much psychology can influence an author or how much the author’s psychological features can influence his work. The creation of a character demands different kinds of information and the
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Some people cannot handle the reality of their life‚ so they come up with ways to avoid dealing with it. In the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ Blanche is haunted by her past. She is incapable of escaping the choices that she has made‚ pushing her to lie‚ and lead people away from her true personality. When Blanche’s idealism obscures the truth‚ she is pushed past her breaking point‚ unable to identify the line between reality and self-indulgent fiction. Blanche has expectations for everybody around
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sorrow and can be representative of all the mistakes made. These memories can be very influential on essentially every aspect of one’s life‚ from emotional stability to decision-making abilities. Tennessee Williams in his contemporary play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ shows the significance of the memories of the past in the life of a young female protagonist. Blanche Debois’ past memories have contributed to her development as a character‚ her delusional behaviour and her foreshadowed demise as a tragic
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they had a rough childhood or if they grew up with a silver spoon in their mouth? Blanche Dubois past consists of a dead husband‚ her compulsive lying‚ and prostitution. Blanches past is what led to the eventual demise of her character in A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche Dubois had a past that was filled with love. In scene 6‚ while sitting with Mitch‚ Blanche talks about her first husband that she met when she was 16. In the story Blanche talks about coming home one night and finding her husband
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What’s going on? (A confession) Set on a dark stage‚ an anonymous character stands in front of an illuminated background where shadows of hands reaching for the character are casted from behind. The unknown character is positioned in the centre of the stage‚ however no lights shine upon it‚ indicating that the person remains hidden from the audience. (People whisper) As the character is about to commence its monologue‚ a frontal light shines directly at the character. A. (the whispers stop) I
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Discuss the various ways the confidant or confidante functions in one of the following works. In the play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams depicts a conflict through his main character‚ Blanche Dubois. Blanche has a problem in believing that she is in a fantasy world. In this play one of the confidants that she has is Mitch. She not only develops a sexual connection to him but an emotional connection as well. Throughout the play and in real life one thing that plays a major role
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There are nine types of heroes in this world‚ each of them with their own unique stories‚ plots‚ cliches etc. Among those is the classic tragic hero‚ one who is destined to fail no matter what. 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
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Streetcar Named Desire & Mean Girls speech/essay: In every human relationship‚ there is some kind of power involved. It is the core of all human relationships. The power of seduction between a women and a man‚ the power of persuasion‚ the power of strength over weakness‚ the power that a parent holds over a child‚ power of wealth and social statues are just some different kinds of power which are adapted in own everyday lives. With friendship‚ comes decisions‚ which comes then with control
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The last scene in A Streetcar Named Desire where Blanche is getting ready for her departure is such a heartbreaking scene. Blanche continues her routine for a bath and depending on her sister to help her brings the previous events back to normal showing that everyone is acting through habit‚ though it is more of a false reality because it is easier to continue doing the same thing than to confront the issue. After Stella’s child has been born‚ Blanche is waiting for her dream man to pick her up and
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