Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. While the Feminist Movement is important in the present day, the play written in 1947 by Tennessee Williams became known for its portrayal of the dynamics between men and women. In the play, Streetcar Named Desire, feminism plays the main role. Taking place after the second world war, the men of this play assumes that they have more power than women. While, in reality, the women have the same or greater strength. The characters of the play like Stanley, Blanche, Stella, and Mitch build's up to the aspect of feminism as we read on, which show the readers the way men are treating the women during the time period in which it is written. Although the
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Stanley's dominance over woman causes a tension between him and Blanche, which makes her use a bottle that she smashed to protect herself over what Stanley can do to injure her. Blanche: “Stay back! Don't you come toward me another step or I'll-” Stanley: “What?” Blanche: “Some awful things will happen! It will!” [he takes another step. She smashes a bottle on the table and faces him, clutching the broken top] which is on scene 10, page 161 and on the top of page 162. Like (Dance, Tish) states that Blanche is terrified of Stanley, defends her honor with a broken bottle is overpowered by him and has a right to refuse him, whatever her sexual history may be. While men think they are to be prioritized, the masculine aggression that is showed by Stanley, makes Blanche become isolated in a sense that it shows fear. (Kolin, Philip C.) In page 62 of scene three, Blanche [turns the knobs on the radio and it begins to play “ wien, wien, nur du allein”.] [Stanley stalks fiercely through the portieres into the bedroom. he crosses to the small white radio and snatches it off the table. with a shouted oath, he tosses the instrument out the …show more content…
(Dace, Tish) Where men in the 1940's used the women as sexual property to please themselves or even as a maid to do all the dirty work around the house. Throughout the play, these particular struggles have been very visible to the readers, like on page 5 of scene one Stanley: "Hey, there! Stella, Baby! Stella: " Don't holler at me like that. Hi, Mitch." Stanley: "catch!" Stella: "what?" Stanley: "Meat!" [ He heaves the package at her. she cries out in protest but manages to catch it: then laughs breathlessly.] also seen in scene three of page 50, Stanley does the action of [ a chair scrapes. Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh.] Stella: “that's not fun, Stanley” [ the men laugh. Stella goes into the bedroom.] Stella: “it makes me so mad when he does that in front of
Stanley's dominance over woman causes a tension between him and Blanche, which makes her use a bottle that she smashed to protect herself over what Stanley can do to injure her. Blanche: “Stay back! Don't you come toward me another step or I'll-” Stanley: “What?” Blanche: “Some awful things will happen! It will!” [he takes another step. She smashes a bottle on the table and faces him, clutching the broken top] which is on scene 10, page 161 and on the top of page 162. Like (Dance, Tish) states that Blanche is terrified of Stanley, defends her honor with a broken bottle is overpowered by him and has a right to refuse him, whatever her sexual history may be. While men think they are to be prioritized, the masculine aggression that is showed by Stanley, makes Blanche become isolated in a sense that it shows fear. (Kolin, Philip C.) In page 62 of scene three, Blanche [turns the knobs on the radio and it begins to play “ wien, wien, nur du allein”.] [Stanley stalks fiercely through the portieres into the bedroom. he crosses to the small white radio and snatches it off the table. with a shouted oath, he tosses the instrument out the …show more content…
(Dace, Tish) Where men in the 1940's used the women as sexual property to please themselves or even as a maid to do all the dirty work around the house. Throughout the play, these particular struggles have been very visible to the readers, like on page 5 of scene one Stanley: "Hey, there! Stella, Baby! Stella: " Don't holler at me like that. Hi, Mitch." Stanley: "catch!" Stella: "what?" Stanley: "Meat!" [ He heaves the package at her. she cries out in protest but manages to catch it: then laughs breathlessly.] also seen in scene three of page 50, Stanley does the action of [ a chair scrapes. Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh.] Stella: “that's not fun, Stanley” [ the men laugh. Stella goes into the bedroom.] Stella: “it makes me so mad when he does that in front of