Despite their polar opposite upbringings, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire share similar qualities that cause them to frequently bump heads with each other. They dislike the same qualities in the other that they have in themselves. For both characters, their passions and desires dictate their actions throughout the play. Both Blanche and Stanley express their feelings passionately, causing a blurred line of reality. These qualities and disagreements reflect negatively upon Stella Kowalski as they rely on her as the scapegoat to express their hatred for the other.
The backgrounds of both Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski differ greatly. Blanche DuBois is Stella’s sister. She is an English teacher, an occupation that is not so physically strenuous. She was …show more content…
She is hyper feminine, dressing elegantly and bathing regularly, qualities that are not so common in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1947. “Her confidence is under-minded by a setting in which she is unsure of the social conventions,” according to Anca Vlasopolos (327). On the other hand, there is Stanley Kowalski, who is Stella’s husband. He is a physical labor worker, and is used to not having a lot of physical possessions. He is an alpha male who is dominant in the house and relationship, and tends to lean towards aggression. These qualities cause the two to automatically dislike each other, however it is their similarities cause the disastrous conclusion to the situation ultimately.
The first quality that both Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski share are that they both believe in the stereotypical roles that men and women should have in a relationship. They both believe that the man should be the worker and financial supporter. Blanche likes the idea of
The backgrounds of both Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski differ greatly. Blanche DuBois is Stella’s sister. She is an English teacher, an occupation that is not so physically strenuous. She was …show more content…
She is hyper feminine, dressing elegantly and bathing regularly, qualities that are not so common in the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1947. “Her confidence is under-minded by a setting in which she is unsure of the social conventions,” according to Anca Vlasopolos (327). On the other hand, there is Stanley Kowalski, who is Stella’s husband. He is a physical labor worker, and is used to not having a lot of physical possessions. He is an alpha male who is dominant in the house and relationship, and tends to lean towards aggression. These qualities cause the two to automatically dislike each other, however it is their similarities cause the disastrous conclusion to the situation ultimately.
The first quality that both Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski share are that they both believe in the stereotypical roles that men and women should have in a relationship. They both believe that the man should be the worker and financial supporter. Blanche likes the idea of