1. Streetcars normally would be seen as merely a symbol of destiny or fate which is impossible to prevent due to the constant running on the rails to the final destination. However, Williams views the streetcar, “Desire”, as something more than just an undefined force because what led Blanche to her overall destruction is her sexual desire and passion.
"Cemeteries", however, is connected to “Desire” because it reinforces the reminder that a life driven by desire only ends in one fatal way.
A). In Scene 4 Blanche uses the image of “that rattle-trap street-car” to explain her sexual desire to her sister, Stella. Williams uses Blanche to explain that if one is driven by desire, it is inevitable that self-destruction occurs soon hereafter. Williams stresses Blanche’s ordained fate with the use of the streetcar image. Debatably Stella is also driven by the same force of desire because she dropped everything to be with Stanley. Her final ending is not clear, however. Stanley shows desire in his aggressive ways. He has a desire to be aggressive and by constantly sub doing to these urges, or being purely “id” in Freudian terms, he is at risk of losing Stella and others. Mitch, like Blanche, has the desire to overcome loneliness and be with …show more content…
Scene Eleven is debatably one of the most important scenes of the play. Major motifs are reemphasized along with major themes, however, the most significant part of this scene is when it is revealed that there is not one “hero”. Scene 11 unveils that the characters who make up this play are merely people struggling just to ‘get by’. Everyone is both a villain and a victim and maybe Williams does this to illustrate the flaws of human nature. By ending the story at the Climax or Scene 10, major aspects would be left out and major questions would be unanswered. The play is surrounded around Blanche. It is about her journey with illusion overall. Scene 11 is necessary for closure, and for an idea on “what happens
"Cemeteries", however, is connected to “Desire” because it reinforces the reminder that a life driven by desire only ends in one fatal way.
A). In Scene 4 Blanche uses the image of “that rattle-trap street-car” to explain her sexual desire to her sister, Stella. Williams uses Blanche to explain that if one is driven by desire, it is inevitable that self-destruction occurs soon hereafter. Williams stresses Blanche’s ordained fate with the use of the streetcar image. Debatably Stella is also driven by the same force of desire because she dropped everything to be with Stanley. Her final ending is not clear, however. Stanley shows desire in his aggressive ways. He has a desire to be aggressive and by constantly sub doing to these urges, or being purely “id” in Freudian terms, he is at risk of losing Stella and others. Mitch, like Blanche, has the desire to overcome loneliness and be with …show more content…
Scene Eleven is debatably one of the most important scenes of the play. Major motifs are reemphasized along with major themes, however, the most significant part of this scene is when it is revealed that there is not one “hero”. Scene 11 unveils that the characters who make up this play are merely people struggling just to ‘get by’. Everyone is both a villain and a victim and maybe Williams does this to illustrate the flaws of human nature. By ending the story at the Climax or Scene 10, major aspects would be left out and major questions would be unanswered. The play is surrounded around Blanche. It is about her journey with illusion overall. Scene 11 is necessary for closure, and for an idea on “what happens