In Tennessee Williams’ dramatic play A Streetcar Named Desire, Williams’ personal problems are demonstrated throughout the development of the characters. In the play, the protagonist Blanche DuBois is an obsessive and neurotic woman who moves in with her sister, Stella after her husband's suicide. Blanche’s dark past is exposed by Stanley and she soon begins to loose herself. Through the use of symbolism, character dialog and stage directions Blanche’s traumatic past and actions are revealed, this helps us understand how someone's past can take control over their present life and cause them to live in a fantasy.
