Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire portrays the story of the tragedies of a family, with the main character being Blanche DuBois and her life after losing her family home. Williams not only does a great job at depicting the feelings that Blanche is feeling during this time, but he’s able to also portray the lives of the people in Blanche’s life. Blanche is from Laurel, Mississippi, but after losing her family home she leaves Mississippi and moves to New Orleans to live with her sister Stella. Stella is married to a man named Stanley, whom Blanche is not too fond of. She seems to believe that her sister deserves a better husband. Stanley seems to be aware of Blanche’s feelings and perceptions towards him and seems to be feeling the same way. During her time in New
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Naming the DuBois family home “Belle Reve”, which literally translates to “beautiful dream” in French, Williams plays with the idea that was Blanche once had represented everything she ever wanted in life. After losing their home, Blanche represents “high-society” in New Orleans in comparison to Stanley, who represents a “lower/working class”. The idea of Belle Reve is a “dream”, it helps us better understand that Blanche is stuck in a situation where she doesn’t know what to do with herself. She’s broke, she’s unmarried, unemployed, and is lonely with her thoughts. I was able to sense and an undertone of jealousy that Blanche feels towards her sister Stella. Stella is married, pregnant, and appears to be somewhat happy. Stella is independent and knows that she would be able to take care of herself without Stanley or her family. Blanche has never had to look after herself and requires the love and attention of someone to feel whole. By losing Belle Reve, she lost her ‘beautiful dream’, the only thing she’s ever known, and the only things she’s ever
Naming the DuBois family home “Belle Reve”, which literally translates to “beautiful dream” in French, Williams plays with the idea that was Blanche once had represented everything she ever wanted in life. After losing their home, Blanche represents “high-society” in New Orleans in comparison to Stanley, who represents a “lower/working class”. The idea of Belle Reve is a “dream”, it helps us better understand that Blanche is stuck in a situation where she doesn’t know what to do with herself. She’s broke, she’s unmarried, unemployed, and is lonely with her thoughts. I was able to sense and an undertone of jealousy that Blanche feels towards her sister Stella. Stella is married, pregnant, and appears to be somewhat happy. Stella is independent and knows that she would be able to take care of herself without Stanley or her family. Blanche has never had to look after herself and requires the love and attention of someone to feel whole. By losing Belle Reve, she lost her ‘beautiful dream’, the only thing she’s ever known, and the only things she’s ever