Blanche Dubois Depression

Many people in the world use past experiences to gain attention from others. Throughout "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennesse Williams, Blanche Dubois is one that brings awareness to herself using her past life. From examining Blanche's depression, bad luck, and sensitivity, it is clear that Blanche Dubois draws sympathy from other in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Blanche uses depression from her past life to make others feel sympathy for her. After Blanche reunites with Stella, they begin to talk and catch up with each other. Blanche tries right away to make Stella feel bad for her by saying, "You're all I've got in the world, and you're not glad to see me." (page 1543). By stating this, Blanche is trying to make Stella feel bad because Stella left her in Belle Reve after their parents had died. Blanche continues to pull sorrows while talking to Stanley at …show more content…
While Blanche describes the loss of her husband during the play, she acts like she was prone to people being taken from her like her parents also had been. While talking to Mitch one night, Blanche described her tragic loss of her husband to draw empathy from Mitch (page 1579). However, Blanche fails to say that she somewhat led to his death, by informing him that she saw him in bed with another man. It was after these words that Allen to his own life. Correspondingly, Blanche makes Stella sympathize for her because of all the deaths that she has suffered. Blanche tries to make Stella feel pity for Blanche by saying she was stuck paying for all the deaths that she suffered while also trying to keep Belle Reve, and during this time Stella was in New Orlean living happily with Stanely (page 1546). By saying this Blanche acts like she had nobody to help her through these rough times, and although Stella knows this is not true she become upset by Blanche. The losses in Blanche's past life attracts other to be sincere to