was frequently absent. As a young child‚ Williams survived a near–fatal bout with diphtheria that left him physically weakened and in the constant care of his overprotective mother. Williams also developed a close attachment to his older sister‚ Rose‚ whose schizophrenia and later mental deterioration after an unsuccessful lobotomy had a profound effect upon him. At age twelve Williams moved with his family to St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ where his father was transferred to a managerial position. Away
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Named Desire’ (1947) presents masculinity and femininity but in different ways and era’s. McEwan presents these two major themes mainly through his three main characters Joe Rose‚ Jed Parry and Clarissa Mellon during the 21st Century whereas Williams presents them through two of his main protagonists Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois. Williams presents female’s in his play as the ‘weaker’ of the two sexes‚ through the presentation of Blanche’s romanticised and fanatical personality on stage combined
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Sometimes the people in which others associate themselves with are the ones who restrict them from their dreams.In "A streetcar named Desire"‚ the two main opposing characters are Blanche and Stanely as the desires they want can’t exist with each other’s company. The fake world that Blanche has fabricated with all her compulsive lies can only subsist in her mind if it’s reassured by the belief of it all from those around her.Blanche wants the artificial reality she has created in her mind to
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other. However‚ this theme is not always prevalent in positive dialogue‚ as in Tennessee Williams’ A Street Car Named Desire‚ Blanche and Stanley do not go on a date or enjoy any romantic dialogue‚ but fight each other for supremacy of the house and Stella’s affection. Although a boxing rhythm is being imposed on Sure Thing‚ the persistent fighting between Stanley and Blanche in A Street Car Named Desire can be interpreted to have a similar rhythm. Although these two texts are seemingly opposite in
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antagonism. An unending war of push and pull rages on between the extremes of all spectrums in existence. One such war is depicted throughout Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire in the form of an explosive relationship between the play’s lead‚ Blanche DuBois‚ and her brother-in-law‚ Stanley Kowalski. Given that the former is the physical embodiment of illusion and the latter of reality‚ an ever-present air of mutual disdain persists from their first interaction to their last. This resentment is
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the drama. Blanche Dubois is portrayed as a pure and innocent character. She is constantly concerned with her appearance in the eyes of others. Throughout the drama her wardrobe symbolizes different features of her life and the story of her persistent need to be desired‚ pure‚ and attractive. Blanche arrives at the French Quarter‚ “ she is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice‚ necklace and earring of pearl‚ white gloves and a hat‚ looking as if she were
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In the novel Jane Eyre‚ Blanche Ingram indirectly raises Jane’s sense of self-worth by allowing Jane to see that her humility and compassion can be prized above wealth and physical appearance. Blanche Ingram is a a complete contrast to Jane in the way she looks and acts. Ms. Ingram is beautiful and affluent‚ as described by Ms. Fairfax: "Tall‚ fine bust‚ sloping shoulders; long‚ graceful neck: olive complexion‚ dark and clear; noble features; eyes rather like Mr. Rochester’s: large and black‚ and
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representations of how the outside world effects and distorts the human mind through characters Blanche‚ Stella and Stanley in A Streetcar… and Frank‚ Eric and their father in The Wasp Factory. I aim to explore and compare the two depictions of the disturbed mind by finding similar themes within the play and the book‚ such as obsession‚ alcoholism and the ultimate disconnection with reality. Blanches disconnection with reality in A Streetcar Named Desire is foreshadowed multiple times throughout
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Named Desire shows a reversal of fortune with Blanche having a life full of fortune with a successful business and a happy marriage however it is all turned upside when all this fortune is removed out of her life resulting in her seeking refuge with a lower class family her sister got married into... this fits in with Aristotle’s theory of tragedy because there is a reversal of fortune‚ bringing out feelings of fright and sympathy to the audience. Blanche might have been a character created by Williams
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uses his female protagonist Blanche Dubois to explore the female repression that was present in the late 1940’s before radical feminism made an impact in the 1960’s. In contrast‚ Carol Anne Duffy’s TWW published in 1999 is
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