Restoring Certainty We all, at some point, have been uncertain about who we are and what our purpose is. When we experience a significant event, it can often alter our perspective and mindset. In Tennessee Williams’ modern drama, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois’ adverse past causes her to take inefficacious actions in an attempt to find a purpose and direction in life to restore her certainty. After the death of Blanche’s husband, Allan, she strives to fill the void in her heart through her “intimacies with strangers” and turns to alcohol for temporary solace, until she meets Mitch who restores her confidence that she is
