The play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is a play about social realism. Stella is living a fantasy life because she is reluctant to accept the truth of her and Stanley’s relationship. The realism of their relationship occurs when she says “I couldn’t go on believing her story and live with Stanley” (Stella, 1232). This demonstrates that if Stella believes her sister it would destroy her seamless illusion of her and Stanley’s ideal relationship. Stellas sees nothing wrong with there relationship, but in reality its just her sexual desire for Stanley that’s keeping her from seeing the truth, Stanley isn’t this amazing person. He’s a drunk that beats on his pregnant wife and rapes her sister. The illusions allow her Stella to be
