Streetcar Named Desire Monologue

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I decided to write a side scene about the conversation between the 17-year-old boy and the soldier in the play A Streetcar Named Desire. I feel like this is an appropriate choice because the intimacies Blanche had with strangers were presented as one-sided story from her with no consideration for the perspectives of the men involved.
The purpose of this scene is to leave the reader with a better understanding of Blanche destitute nature and her relationship with men back in Laurel. Although the Blanche inside the play was portrayed as gluttonous man-eater, I feel quite pity for her circumstances as men were the one that abuse her and force her to change. That’s why I created characters that are sympathetic towards Blanche and try to comprehend

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