Women and Misogyny and Fatalism in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams wrote this critically acclaimed play during the 20th century when women and their place in society were greatly challenged. According to Boydston (2004) men were breadwinners and women resided in the home where they would raise children and maintain the home. As protector of the home‚ women exhibited characteristics such as piety‚ purity and domesticity. The notion of women entering the workforce‚
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1. Freud once wrote‚ "It is easy for a barbarian to be healthy; for a civilized man the task is a hard one." Apply this statement to Streetcar. -Whereas Blanche comes from an old Southern family and was raised to see herself as socially elite‚ Stanley comes from an immigrant family and is a proud member of the working class. They meet one another in the socially turbulent postwar period in New Orleans‚ one of America’s most diverse cities. Blanche and Stanley are polar opposites in several respects
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especially her relationship with Adrian Henri who was twenty three years her senior. There are many different critical approaches to both texts‚ for example the feminist literary criticism. Feminists could criticize that in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Stella and Eunice’s relationship with their husbands conform to a stereotype of repressed women. This is similar to ‘Mrs Quasimodo’‚ where she herself is the devoted wife‚ concentrating on the happiness of her husband while he looks at her with a ‘discontented
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The McDonald’s Coffee Case Back in 1992 when Stella Liebeck spilled McDonald’s coffee on herself‚ she never intended to sue. She simply asked for money to cover her medical charges and for the time her daughter was out of work caring for her. When she received an inadequate response from McDonald’s‚ that’s when she sought an attorney. This case has turned out to be one of the most misunderstood cases of our times. In Stella Liebeck’s defense‚ it can be said that McDonald’s should not have been
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her. The reader learns that Blanche has lost most of what she once had. Blanche’s last living relative is her sister Stella‚ who she tries to convince to leave her husband and marry into higher social status. After a month passes‚ Stanley learns about Blanche’s distasteful past. With this information he informs Mitch‚ his friend and Blanche’s potential suitor‚ and his wife Stella. After a heated argument with Blanche‚ the reader is left to believe that Stanley rapes Blanche. No one believes Blanche
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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loss of her husband. One of the first examples of this is when she flirts with Stanley and even tells her sister that she did. Also they show her intimate moment with the “young man” exactly how it was written in the play. Stanley also mentions to Stella‚ Blanche’s history with the Purple Flamengo and the relationship with the 17 year old boy. Both of these examples are vital to her character showing her background and why she is in New Orleans‚ also stating her position as far as her desires go.
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the scene in which she is attacked by Stanley‚ When Blanche gets desperate or fearful the blue piano is heard such as when her hopes are rising while she is calling Shep Huntleigh or the time she suspects something has happened between Stanley and Stella while she was bathing. The Varsouviana Polka is another music that William’s uses as a technique to help increase drama in the scenes. The varsouviana polka seems to be associated with death. It was the same
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Ralph’s Story: A Tale of Three Stepmothers Ralph has two brothers‚ two half-brothers‚ one half-sister‚ three stepbrothers‚ one stepsister‚three stepmothers‚ one stepfather‚ two step-grandmothers and a step-grandfather. Living in a big family is no joke. After school on Mondays and Thursdays‚ he goes directly to Dad’s place. His mum or his step dad‚ Howard sends him. On Tuesdays‚ Wednesdays and Fridays‚ he goes straight to his Mum’s place. At times‚ he will be lost not knowing where to go. The lunchboxes
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main characters with four very different personalities. While Stanley is the definite dominant male‚ controlling and demanding to his wife‚ Stella‚ who has learned to tolerate his personality; Mitch is the overall average good guy‚ desiring nothing short of a normal life with a loving wife. Blanche is the main character in the story and is the sister of Stella. The two of them have been apart over the years and recently came together again. With the past haunting her trail‚ Blanche tries to run
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