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    explaining a person’s personality‚ characterization is frequently happening. Yet‚ representation of an individual does not only take place in the real world‚ it appears in numerous literary works as well. For example‚ in the written matters of A Streetcar Named Desire‚ A Separate Peace‚ and “Everyday Use”‚ where character interactions‚ such as arguing and having conflicting beliefs‚ bring out strong depictions and central messages. While some readers of these pieces of literature may believe that character

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    Without delay‚ the subject of alcohol in Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire he illustrated this subject as refreshment‚ maintaining fictional reality and leading one onto the part of self-destruction. Stella sees alcohol mostly for a positive escape and as refreshment and to make a gathering and conversation more socially acquainted. “Blanche you sit down let me pour the drinks” (Williams 7) On the other hand‚ there is Blanche who perceives alcohol only as an escape from reality into her

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    A Streetcar Named Desire Symbolism is an important literary device used to give the reader an understanding of a character. Tennessee Williams‚ with the use of symbolism‚ brings his character’s alive in his play‚ A Streetcar name desire. In the story the reader follows a young southern woman by the name of Blanche Dubois as she moves to New Orleans to live with her sister‚ Stella‚ and her brother-in-law‚ Stanley. From there the reader slowly sees the Blanche’s descent into madness as she begins

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    in the fabric of human existence‚ simply because it affects how we view ourselves and also others view us. Blanche Dubois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ Harold Mitch‚ and Stella Kowalski all learned this through their continuous evolution throughout “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ however by focusing on Blanche’s relations and also her past we are able to see the role that that perception plays in her life. When Blanche says‚“A woman’s charm is fifty percent illusion” this becomes increasingly

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    the theme of love become personal and understandable when coming to life in a play. Three writers made this possible in plays using the main theme of love. Three plays that show the complexity of love are “A Doll House” by Henrick Isben‚ “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ and “A Midsummer

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    Streetcar Named Desire Essay In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams‚ Blanche DuBois‚ a seemingly extravagant and sensual woman‚ visits her sister and brother-in-law after losing her family fortune and estate‚ only to find despair‚ heartbreak‚ and violence. She hoped to start a new life‚ one in which she could have found a wealthy gentleman to marry and live happily with. Blanche instead finds herself as a heartbroken‚ penniless victim of rape. She struggles to stay strong‚ to

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    “The broken” - A Streetcar Named Desire – Blanche DeBouis One of Tennessee William’s greatest successes is A Streetcar Named Desire which takes place in 1947‚ in New Orleans. The history and culture of the setting express the fundamental concerns of the text therefore the scene indicates the reversals that were happening during the World War II. Moreover‚ the French Quarter of New Orleans was responsible for the abundant background and for the sensitive events of the play (streetcars‚ bars‚ entertainment

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    After watching the 1951 film of A Streetcar Named Desire the scene began with a lady named Blanche DuBois who gets on a train and ends up at a location she is not familiar with asking for help to where her sister lives. Watching the film‚ I notice that when Blanche DuBois arrives it is dark and not that many people are outside besides two ladies who help her in telling Blanche DuBois where her sister is. Blanche DuBois walks around the streets in very nice clothing‚ talks and gives off gestures that

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    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 become true‚ so she doesn’t have to deal with all the pain the real

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    To what extent do the Kowalskis and the DuBois represent a clash of cultures in “A Streetcar Named Desire”? “I am not a Polack. People from Poland are Poles‚ not Polacks. But what I am is a one hundred per cent American‚ born and raised in the greatest country on earth and proud as hell of it‚ so don’t ever call me a Polack.” - Stanley Kowalski In “A Streetcar Named Desire” the clash of cultures between Stanley Kowalski and the two DuBois sisters‚ Stella and Blanche‚ becomes

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