place they associated with a landed elite in elegant houses‚ flaunting their inherited wealth and studied gentility. For Williams‚ the South stood for strong cultural values whilst the North was greedy and sordid. Thus we can see that Blanche and Stanley are opposites. • Williams was influenced not only by American drama‚ including that of the South‚ but also by European culture. Like
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In Tennessee Williams a streetcar named desire‚ he explores the notions of secrets and lies through conceptual polarities‚ the real vs. the unreal. Mostly relating to Blanch and her alternate reality created by secrets and lies. Society and class also play a big role in the relation to secrets and lies‚ upper class vs. lower class and man vs. woman. Polarity of the real and surreal in relation to the notion of secrets and lies‚ I believe is the way in which each individual perceives their lies
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Streetcar Named Desire Disturbing behavior is clearly shown throughout both The Wasp Factory and A Streetcar Named Desire with 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
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know that Stanley raped Blanche? If so‚ why didn’t she care? 2. Why was there no apparent difference between blacks and whites in the play‚ given the time period? 3. Does Blanche ever heal and go on to live a normal life on her own? CRITISISM From a feminist perspective‚ A Streetcar Named Desire is a work ready to be analyzed. The differences between men and women are especially prominent in the relationship between Stanley and Stella. The language and actions that Stanley uses to address
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develops the theme ‘desire’ with the help of characterization through Blanche‚ symbolism and other stylistic devices which foreshadow her fate. Desire is one of the most prominent themes in this play. Each character is deeply affected by desire. Stanley and Stella’s relationship is built on it and Blanche’s inability to control her desire leads to her eventual downfall. Blanche is an aging southern belle who fear is losing her beauty. She believe by constantly seducing men younger to her she would
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pariah due to her indiscrete sexual behavior. She also seeks for people attention and wants them to complement her. She has bad drinking habit which she tries to hide from everyone. Blanche’s flirtatious behavior causes a lot of problems in Stella and Stanley life. Blanche displayed cunning‚ manipulative‚ and mendacious types of personalities which makes her antagonist. Furthermore‚ she is always judging people based on their social class and consider herself from superior class. When she first arrives
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Use of Astrology and Names in SND The author’s use of Blanche and Stanley’s astrological signs and the meanings of their names helps to define their characters in “Streetcar Named Desire”. Stanley’s astrological sign is Capricorn which is the sign of the goat. Blanche’s sign is Virgo‚ the sign of the virgin. Appropriately‚ both signs are sex symbols. Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female. Virgo implies and stands for virginity. Sometimes thought of as an older woman
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individual hides from reality‚ it will only result in them hurting themselves. At the beginning of the play‚ Blanche is already in a nervous breakdown as she was drinking wine that she found in Stella’s house. She was using it to calm her nerves. When Stanley came home from his bowling game‚ he had a conversation with her. At the end of the scene‚ he asks her about her husband. She started to break apart as she says “The boy – the boy died; [She sinks back down] I’m afraid I‘m - going to be sick! [Her
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‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ sees aristocratic Blanche Dubois unexpectedly arrive at her sister’s house under mysterious circumstances. Not only this but from the moment she arrives she seems to cleverly hide details of her past expanding the air of mystery which surrounds her. William’s cleverly weaves Blanche’s past into the narrative so as the play moves forward more and more aspects of her past are revealed‚ deepening our understanding of the real reasons that she has had to move in with Stella
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To what extent is can the character of Blanche DuBois be regarded as a victim of circumstance or is she a perpetrator of her own downfall? The play The Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is about people who display cruelty and harshness in their treatment to others‚ especially those who are weaker and more vulnerable than themselves. The protagonist of the play‚ Blanche DuBois is portrayed to be both the victim and the victimiser of the play‚ causing the audience to sympathise with her
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