town. 5. Briefly describe the events of the rising action. A: Stanley and Blanche don’t get along because Stanley believes that Blanche acts superior‚ “funny” and high-class. Blanche doesn’t like Stanley because not only did he abuse his sister‚ she sees him as a sub-par suitor for Stella. Stanley and Blanche’s interactions are very hostel. While Blanche is trying to cope with her past‚ by taking baths and such‚ Stanley is constantly trying to bring her back to reality in the cruelest of ways
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in the play by others? In the 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams‚ there is an on going battle of rivalry between Stanley and Blanche‚ resulting to Blanche retreating into a world of illusions in order to protect herself. The two come from completely different societal worlds and have contrasting personalities‚ Stanley being powerful‚ controlling and strong and Blanche‚ being fragile‚ weak and vulnerable. Despite their hatred for each other and their differences they
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he texts also show that the characters feel the need to discipline their lover when they display behaviors they do not approve of. When someone has discipline over another‚ it gives them the upper hand of power. Tom Buchanan‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Stanley Kowalski feel the need to take the behavior of their partners into their own hands. Tom and Myrtle do not keep their affair confidential to the public‚ the only people they keep the affair a secret from are their spouses. Throughout their affair‚
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^^^^^^^^^^A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: BLANCHE DUBOIS Blanche is an English teacher‚ but she’s one of a kind. You’d never forget her if you took her course. Shortly before the play begins‚ Blanche has lost her job. She wasn’t fired for poor teaching skills‚ however. The superintendent’s letter said Blanche was "morally unfit for her position." That’s probably a fair evaluation of a teacher who seduced one of the seventeen-year-old boys in her class. Also‚ Blanche’s sexual exploits so outraged the
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can it also be used as a way to show dominance? In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” Sex represents power. Stanley rapes Blanche in order to demonstrate his superiority over her. Sex is not just a way to show affection to another person. Stanley uses sex as a tool to prove his might. He demonstrates to Blanche that he can have her whenever he wants her. Raping Blanche is one way Stanley proves he has control over Blanche and her sister. Even now in modern society sex is used as not only a way
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12/14/12 Extra Credit To what extent are Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois caricatures of masculinity and femininity? Could the performers play against caricature by revealing a more feminine side of Stanley and a more masculine quality I Blanche‚ or would that be a misreading of the play? Write an essay in which you discuss the play’s depiction of gender roles. Gender roles and sexuality are central to the drama of A Streetcar Named Desire. Stanley and Blanche conform to the expected roles
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how men were given power. Williams uses Blanche’s and Stella’s dependence on men to expose and critique the treatment of women during the transition from the old to the new South. Given this power and reliance the men in A Streetcar named Desire‚ Stanley being great examples see this as a chance to do whatever he wants whenever he wants without a care for anyone. He is the man who likes to lay his cards on the table. He can understand no relationship between man and woman except a sexual one‚ where
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his attitude. They each react differently to the woman’s indifference and each take his efforts to different levels. Tom‚ the youngest‚ represents a primary level‚ a man untouched by rejection. Stanley‚ the instigator‚ clearly at a secondary level to Tom‚ shows a man slightly touched by rejection. Stanley hates the blows of rejection to his manhood. Harry‚ on the other hand‚ represents a final level where he considers the woman’s presence trivial. He is long since married and possibly has suffered
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main character‚ Stanley III‚ steals a water truck to help his friend‚ Zero‚ but fails. Stanley Yelnats the third has a family who is cursed because of the original Stanley Yelnats back in the old days. Stanley Yelnats the third was sent to Camp Green Lake after he was accused of stealing a famous baseball player’s shoes from a homeless shelter. Stanley continued to dig holes at Camp Green Lake until he came across a mysterious lipstick tube‚ which led to new discoveries. Stanley is a boy who lacked
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well in 25 years as it does now. Overweight‚ unpopular Stanley Yelnats (notice the palindrome) finds a cool pair of sneakers that literally fall from the sky and hit him on the head. Unfortunately‚ this weird bit of luck lands him in court where he is charged with stealing the famous‚ smelly pair of sneakers that happens to belong to famous baseball player Clyde Livingston who had just donated them for a charity auction. In court‚ Stanley tells the truth about how he found the shoes‚ or rather
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