In “A Streetcar Named Desire”, Tennessee Williams explores ideas regarding the relationship between self perception and the perception of others. This is shown through the character Blanche DuBois, as she finds herself in a life that she finds undesirable and defeating. In attempts to combat her circumstances, she fabricates an alternate reality based on her own perception of how her life should be; through this fantasy, Blanche finds an escape. In a sense, Blanche chose a reality that was the easiest for her to live with, the one from her own self perception. Although it differs from that of others in the story, it allowed her to find the courage and strength to deal with her day to day life, even after the events at the end of the play. In
