The “American Dream” encompasses the ideas that when in america its citizens are provided with the options of opportunity and equality. Many come the United State pursuing this dream, though few accomplish it because it is unrealistic to expect that simply inhabiting a country will present you with opportunities such as equality and success, especially in the United States in the 40s. In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams the characters demonstrate the american dream, however they also oppose it. The foundations to the “American Dream” are opportunity and equality, both of which are supported and refuted in A Streetcar Named Desire. In the story opportunity is presented to Blanche several times. Blanche was born into well circumstances
