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    The Line Between Reality and Fantasy In the play A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams‚ one of the big themes from the play is the theme of illusion. Stella‚ Stanley‚ and Blanche allow illusion to shape and control their lives because they all see it as the best way towards happiness. Blanche’s life is an illusion because she wants to believe that she is still young‚ beautiful‚ and innocent while trying to hide from her past. While the role that illusion plays in Stella’s life

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    stand as their own are debated. Christopher Durang’s “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” and Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs prove that parodies are a transformative use of the originals‚ Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. The difference in the character’s personalities demonstrates how parodies can be seen as independent works.

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    and needs “help”. The “trap” is reality as Blanche feels that her dreams are dying before her eyes and she can no longer protect herself. This is further explained when she “presses her fists to her ears”‚ thus highlighting the sounds of reality which is like an ‘approaching locomotive’‚ passing by her.

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    “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams “Stella has embraced him with both arms‚ fiercely‚ and full in the view of Blanche. He laughs and clasps her head to him. Over her head he grins through the curtains at Blanche.” (Williams 73) A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams exemplifies the theme of a struggle to attain happiness. The play not only portrays this theme in its characters and setting‚ but through the literary devices of Foil‚ Imagery‚ and Intertextuality. Williams

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    “A Street Car Named Desire” written by Tennessee Williams was a tragic play about sister’s Blanche and Stella. It also included and abusive husband‚ Stanley. Williams described many sad details and shined a light on mental illness and spousal abuse. “Street Car” shocks people to their very core with emotional and tragedy throughout the whole play. It showcases tragedy thru certain elements including the symbols‚ themes‚ and setting. “A Street Car Named Desire” has many symbols in it

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    In Mrs. Secunda’s‚ English class we are currently watching a play on and reading a book on “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. In my opinion‚ the play and book are actually pretty good and very interesting. The Kowalski rental is in a bad however charming community within the French Quarter. Stella‚ twenty-five years antique and pregnant‚ lives along with her blue collar husband Stanley Kowalski. It is summertime‚ and the heat is oppressive. Blanche Dubois‚ Stella’s older sister‚ arrives

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    In Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire” madness continues to get progressively worse in the lives of the main characters Stanly‚ Stella‚ and Blanche. Because of low self esteem and her delusional thought process Blanche is most affected by the madness. Blanche’s delusional life style leads her to compulsively lie‚ live a promiscuous life style‚ and alcoholism. Blanche tries constantly to deal with her own madness‚ but her delusional mental state is constantly effect by the people

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    A Streetcar Name Tragedy In Elia Kizan’s 1951 film A Streetcar Named desire‚ two tragic characters‚ Blanch DuBois and Harold Mitchell are played by Vivian Leigh and Karl Malden. These actors take on the difficult task of bringing two complex‚ emotional characters onto the silver screen. With spot-on reactions to each others’ theatrical advances‚ the pair create an experience that is both enjoyable and expressively coherant. Vivian Leigh was cast for the role of Blanch DuBois for various reasons

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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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    Death & the Past in “A Streetcar Named Desire” Our lives are consumed by the past. The past of what we have done and what we once accomplished. As we look back on these past memories we can realize the impact these events have on our present lives. The loss of a past love marks our future relationships‚ the loss of our family influences the choices we make today‚ and the loss of our dignity can confuse the life we live in the present. These losses or deaths require healing from which you need

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