In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the main character Blanche is on mission to find a stable place in life, but she has too many skeletons in her closet which prevents her from the telling truth. When she arrives at her sister’s apartment she realizes the living conditions are not the way she expected. Her brother in law Stanley, and sister Stella are used to these living conditions, but Blanche is standing in the way of the couple’s progression. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Willy is not the best salesman which reflects the way he views his life. He sons Biff and Happy are both in two different places, and he wants the best for both of them. Biff has been hopping from job to job. Happy has a job and his own place.
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He never worked to his standards; it was always on his father standards. Willy could not accept Biff’s failures. All Biff wanted to do was grow from his mistakes. In order to grow and become a better person Biff explains to his father, “ Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop! Can’t you understand that? There’s no space in it anymore. I’m just what I am, that’s all” (Miller 106). He has nothing to show, and that's what he wants his father to understand. Biff lived behind lies to make his father happy. Now he wants to create his own path.
In A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche did not have a easy life . As a high school teacher she struggled to make a living. “A teacher’s salary is barely sufficient for her living expenses. I didn't save a penny last year and so I had to come here for the summer” (Williams 111). A teachers salary didn't have mobility for her to live on her own. Blanche left Mississippi and traveled to New Orleans to start over, and create a new …show more content…
Biff tells his father that his old head coach Bill Oliver will give him a major push. Willy is super happy. He goes and brags by saying,” Well, Bill Oliver—very big sporting-goods man—he wants Biff very badly. Called him in from the West, Long distance, carte blanche, special deliveries. Your friends have their own private tennis court?” (Miller 72 ). In reality we know that Biff has no chance with Bill Oliver because hasn't spoke to him in years. It was all a dream. Furthermore Blanche breaks out in laughter at the untruthfulness of the letter she has just finished writing to the imaginary Shep Huntleigh. She tells Stella to ask her about what she wrote in the letter. Blanche reads the letter aloud. In it, she suggests that she visit Shep in Dallas. Shep will give Blanche that perfect life she has been seeking . The reason why I compared these characters is because they both live in lies to cover up their darkest secrets, but that puts them into deeper trouble. With Blanche and Biff causing trouble on there own they figured returning home to with family would restore them. When they return home they both have to accept to the truth. Biff and Blanche are both low class citizens with big dreams, but they were never guided in the right
He never worked to his standards; it was always on his father standards. Willy could not accept Biff’s failures. All Biff wanted to do was grow from his mistakes. In order to grow and become a better person Biff explains to his father, “ Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop! Can’t you understand that? There’s no space in it anymore. I’m just what I am, that’s all” (Miller 106). He has nothing to show, and that's what he wants his father to understand. Biff lived behind lies to make his father happy. Now he wants to create his own path.
In A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche did not have a easy life . As a high school teacher she struggled to make a living. “A teacher’s salary is barely sufficient for her living expenses. I didn't save a penny last year and so I had to come here for the summer” (Williams 111). A teachers salary didn't have mobility for her to live on her own. Blanche left Mississippi and traveled to New Orleans to start over, and create a new …show more content…
Biff tells his father that his old head coach Bill Oliver will give him a major push. Willy is super happy. He goes and brags by saying,” Well, Bill Oliver—very big sporting-goods man—he wants Biff very badly. Called him in from the West, Long distance, carte blanche, special deliveries. Your friends have their own private tennis court?” (Miller 72 ). In reality we know that Biff has no chance with Bill Oliver because hasn't spoke to him in years. It was all a dream. Furthermore Blanche breaks out in laughter at the untruthfulness of the letter she has just finished writing to the imaginary Shep Huntleigh. She tells Stella to ask her about what she wrote in the letter. Blanche reads the letter aloud. In it, she suggests that she visit Shep in Dallas. Shep will give Blanche that perfect life she has been seeking . The reason why I compared these characters is because they both live in lies to cover up their darkest secrets, but that puts them into deeper trouble. With Blanche and Biff causing trouble on there own they figured returning home to with family would restore them. When they return home they both have to accept to the truth. Biff and Blanche are both low class citizens with big dreams, but they were never guided in the right