“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but no human heart, oh no, its curved like a road through the mountains” (Williams). The previous quote was recited by a man named Tennessee Williams, who taught that a lot can be learned about a person from a single quote such as their values or maybe in the values of the society in which they live. Tennessee Williams was man who was taken from his urban home and landed on the streets of St. Louis where he became a playwright (Biography.com). From this point in his life Tennessee WIlliams would go on to write several famous plays including A Streetcar Named Desire. Williams characters would often reflect his plays off his new city life on the streets of St. Louis, where one of his most
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I know! You disgust me…” (Williams, N.D. 115). When this book was written it was very shameful to be gay and much of society would look down upon those who engaged in this behavior. Society refused to accept those for who they are, so when Blanche called Allen disgusting this was not considered “to harsh” instead it may have even been justified by many of her friends. This can also reveal the values in which Blanche grew up in at her ranch style home, it shows that her parents taught her that this action was not acceptable. This also stand for the first lie that Blanche is told and contributes towards her ultimate downfall at the end of the story. Since Allen's lie to Blanche she begins to feel that it was her fault that he was gay. She feels that she did not satisfy him enough so he turned to men. This then causes her to turn to other men and begin to give her body away easily to men so that she could feel better about herself. Blanche no longer feels beautiful and youthful since her husband turned to men rather than her. This causes her to feel ugly and old so to return to her youth she has sex with younger men in order to feel young and beautiful. Her sexual encounters with these men also lead to her downfall later in the story as she begins to feel “impure” and even starts to associate her desires with death. Since she caught Allen in the same room as a men fulfilling his “desires” and then witnessing his tragic suicide she believes that
I know! You disgust me…” (Williams, N.D. 115). When this book was written it was very shameful to be gay and much of society would look down upon those who engaged in this behavior. Society refused to accept those for who they are, so when Blanche called Allen disgusting this was not considered “to harsh” instead it may have even been justified by many of her friends. This can also reveal the values in which Blanche grew up in at her ranch style home, it shows that her parents taught her that this action was not acceptable. This also stand for the first lie that Blanche is told and contributes towards her ultimate downfall at the end of the story. Since Allen's lie to Blanche she begins to feel that it was her fault that he was gay. She feels that she did not satisfy him enough so he turned to men. This then causes her to turn to other men and begin to give her body away easily to men so that she could feel better about herself. Blanche no longer feels beautiful and youthful since her husband turned to men rather than her. This causes her to feel ugly and old so to return to her youth she has sex with younger men in order to feel young and beautiful. Her sexual encounters with these men also lead to her downfall later in the story as she begins to feel “impure” and even starts to associate her desires with death. Since she caught Allen in the same room as a men fulfilling his “desires” and then witnessing his tragic suicide she believes that