Streetcar Named Desire

We, as humans, can only endure so many hardships and pain throughout our lifetime before we reach our breaking point. When someone reaches this climax in their life, they can try to be optimistic and strive to live the rest of their life as the best person that they can be, or they can create an imaginary world to get lost in in an attempt to forget reality. Some do this by turning to substance abuse, and some have such vivid imaginations that their mind can take them places they would have never imagined possible. If only we as humans could accept whom we are regardless of the mistakes we have made or the faults we may have, then we could have the power to change ourselves for the better, rather than creating an imaginary perception of oneself to get lost in. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, we watch as Blanche Dubois, the protagonist of the play, spirals downward into a deep darkness due to the haunting memories that she has of her past and through the painful events that …show more content…
Throughout the play, she continuously flirts with Stanley and asks him “how she looks”. She longs for his approval; despite that he is her sister’s husband and his opinion towards her appearance should not be an important factor. Secondly, when the young paperboy is strolling through the neighbourhood, Blanche lures him in with her charismatic language, undeterred by the inappropriateness of the situation. Furthermore, Blanche was dismissed from her role as an English teacher in Laurel due to her seduction one of her students. Her hunger to be desired overcomes any moralistic values, and although her subconscious is presumably aware of right from wrong, she will complete any action necessary in order to exhibit her imaginary perception of herself as a beautiful, enticing