The Role Of Power In A Streetcar Named Desire

Power is the ability to achieve what you desire, and most often becomes apparent when expressed through the relationships between people in both a social and individual setting. Often our own individual needs will come into conflict with the needs of others, therefore, it is here that we can begin to see how different modes of power operate whether its sexual, strength, manipulative and/or economic. These types of powers enable the individual to achieve their own interests; but the danger in this is that it can lead to an abuse of power. Good morning teachers and students. Today i will be discussing how power is at the core of all human relationship in relation to the two texts Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire and Mean Girls, a movie directed by Mark Walter.

In A Streetcar Named Desire we are presented with Stanley Kawalski in the opening scene carrying a package of meat which he …show more content…
Both Williams and Walter show how relational aggression can damaging someone's relationships or social status in their chosen formats. This is evident when Stanley reveals Blanches past to Mitch, deliberately ending their relationship even though they might have over come those obstacles in their own time. In Mean Girls, its starts with Janis, Damian and Cady trying to infiltrate the ‘plastics’ and bring down Regina George. In the process of doing this we see how even though the tight knit group of friends portray a perfect friendship Regina actually holds all the power and uses the relational aggression tactics of public humiliation and spreading rumours, pitting friends against each other, excluding and rejecting former friends, and developing a set of rules for their group to follow to control her ‘minions.’ The other girls don't argue because they believe ‘its better to be in the plastic hating life, than to not be in at