express and illustrate these different roles of power through the characters and stereotyping‚ dialogue‚ motifs and techniques. The main characters in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ are Blanche‚ Stanley and Stella. Blanche is from old world America. She moves to New Orleans with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley after she goes through a bad time in her life and losses her job along with her family house. Blanche has power over her sister‚ and she abuses this power. This is first demonstrated
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persists from their first interaction to their last. This resentment is born out of three overarching themes: the warring ideologies that they exude‚ the transition from the old face of America to the new‚ and the personal struggle for the hearts of both Stella Kowalski‚
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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. As the play unfolds and the past is revealed Blanche appears to struggle to keep herself mentally under control as the reality of her situation threatens to overcome her and it is this which leads to her eventual tragic downfall. The past is important
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thus far‚ Blanche proves the most antagonistic characteristic. She is sister of Stella and came to meet her unexpectedly. She lost her husband few years earlier and she is a social 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
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Blanche tells Stella of Stanley’s rape however Stella shortly after giving birth doesn’t believe her and instead chooses Stanley over her own sister. We cannot totally fault Stella for forsaking her sister‚ it is a decision made with the future in mind for her and her baby “When Stella chooses him (Stanley) over Blanche we understand she is choosing survival of the species rather than the dream of
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in the world to call her own and make a new name for herself. On the other hand‚ Stanley Kowalski is a Polish man who is extremely hard headed and controlling. He represents a theme of realism by showing that he is irresistible to his passive wife Stella. This play centers on the conflict between Blanche and Stanley and how Stanley feels the need to take advantage of Blanche in the end in order to gain control. Williams displays how both of their worldviews and values collide throughout the play and
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everybody around her‚ which drives them away because they cannot keep up with her fantasy. Blanche’s expectations for Stella are to live an above average life‚ with a luxurious home and a loving husband. “In my opinion? You’re married to a madman!” She hasn’t seen Stella in a long time‚ so to go and find her in a run down house‚ full of drunk men and abuse‚ she is confused as to how Stella can live that way; the way they were brought up at Belle Rêve being very
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The character Blanche Dubois could be interpreted into many categories. Blanche comes to Stella and Stanley after her stint of being a prostitute. Blanche arrives at Stella and Stanley’s seeking refuge from the harsh world. The character Blanche Dubois could be interpreted into a victim in many ways‚ throughout this essay I will show how she is a victim and the counterarguments to show whether or not she is a victim. As I have found for each argument there is also a specific counterargument. Arguably
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sophomoric. You can do better with something more complex and interesting. In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetct Car Named Desire‚ two characters‚ Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski‚ stand off against one another as they fight over the attention of Stella Kowalski‚ Blanche’s sister and Stanley’s wife. But no matter how hard they try to demonize the other‚ they only succeed in showing just how similar they are. Their contrasting actions and feelings only serve to further illustrate how they are one
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they went downhill very quickly the night that Stella goes into labor. “Stanley ultimately betrays Stella’s trust by raping her sister while Stella is in labor at the hospital‚ Stella passively accepts Stanley’s denial of Blanche’s report and even acquiesces to his demand that her sister be institutionalized for her delusions” (Hovis) Not only is Blanche used and abused‚ but she is punished for it. Everything is turned against her‚ because Stella “couldn’t believe her story and go on living with
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