Blanche Dubois Short Biography

Tennessees' life had its up and downs mostly downs in his childhood growing up. When he was a child, Tennessee had a sister that would mess around and not do what she was told. With her disobedience she was forced into a brain surgery that hurt Tennessee inside. He hated himself for not taking her with him before the surgery. Time went along and Tennessee does classes and pushes himself through bad times to write. Plays helped him be inspired to write more. His first play written was called "The Gentleman Caller." By the MGM, his play was rejected but soon after became a big hit in America. With fame Tennessee went to Mexico because he didn't like the fame. His first broadway hit was his play, A Streetcar Named Desire. The characters were also based off of his …show more content…
His life wasn't the greatest. His idea for Blanche probably came from a mixture of how his sister was before and after the operation. "She also has a bad drinking problem, which she covers up poorly." (Biography on Blanche). This quote from Blanche's biography is telling about her bad drinking problem showing how immature and frail Blanche really is. This also helps the connection between Tennessee's sister showing how childish she was before the surgery. "After that, she became forever a childlike woman." (Biography on Tennessee). This quote helps understand what Tennessee's sister became after the surgery "a childlike woman." (Biography on Tennessee). Blanche throughout the second act acted all high and proper but inside she is a drunk that has no self control. Tennessee's sister became all high and proper after the surgery turning her away from childhood fun and freedom. " Blanche comes around the corner, carrying a valise. She looks at a slip of paper, then at the building, then again at the· slip and again at the building. Her expression is one shocked disbelief. Her appearance is Incongruous to this setting. She is daintily dressed in a white suit With a fluffy bodice,