Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. While the feminist movement is important in the present day, the play written in 1947 by Tennessee Williams became known for its portrayal of the dynamics between men and women. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, feminism plays the main role. Taking place after the second world war, the men of this play assume that they have more power than women. While, in reality, the women have the same or greater strength. The characters of the play like Stanley, Blanche, Stella, and Mitch build's up to the aspect of feminism as we read on, which show the readers the way men are treating the women during the time period in which it is written. Although the
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In scene ten, on page 155, Blanche: “well, it's a red-letter night for us both. you have an oil-millionaire and me having a baby.” [he goes to the bureau in the bedroom and crouches to remove something from the bottom drawer.] Blanche: “what are you doing in here” Stanley: “here's something I always break out on special occasions like this. the silk pajamas, I wore on my wedding night!”. The pajama that Stanley's wearing the night of the rape were the same ones he was wearing the night of his wedding with Stella. Which makes Stanley reenacting what happened the night of his wedding with Blanche. (Thomieres, Daniel) while, Stanley could be admired for his sexual prowess, but a woman of Blanche's class, once she has slipped off her pedestal, is a fair target for rape. (Dace, Tish) The slip up that slowly happens to Blanche thought out the play allows Stanley to easily take advantage of her, like on page 151 of scene ten Blanche: “ How about taking a swim, a moonlight swim at the old rock-quarry? If anyone's sober enough to drive a car! Ha-ha! Best way in the world to stop your head buzzing! only you've got to be careful to drive where the deep pool is-- if you hit a rock you don't come up till tomorrow…” [Tremblingly she lifts the hand mirror for a closer inspection. She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down …show more content…
(Dace, Tish) While men in the 1940's used the women as sexual property to please themselves or even as a maid to do all the dirty work around the house. Throughout the play, these particular struggles have been very visible to the readers, like on page 5 of scene one Stanley: "Hey, there! Stella, Baby! Stella: " Don't holler at me like that. Hi, Mitch." Stanley: "catch!" Stella: "what?" Stanley: "Meat!" [ He heaves the package at her. she cries out in protest, but manages to catch it: then laughs breathlessly.] also seen a few more pages in, scene three where Stanley does the action of [ a chair scrape. Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh.] Stella: “that's not fun, Stanley” [ the men laugh. Stella goes into the bedroom.] Stella: “it makes me so mad when he does that in front of
In scene ten, on page 155, Blanche: “well, it's a red-letter night for us both. you have an oil-millionaire and me having a baby.” [he goes to the bureau in the bedroom and crouches to remove something from the bottom drawer.] Blanche: “what are you doing in here” Stanley: “here's something I always break out on special occasions like this. the silk pajamas, I wore on my wedding night!”. The pajama that Stanley's wearing the night of the rape were the same ones he was wearing the night of his wedding with Stella. Which makes Stanley reenacting what happened the night of his wedding with Blanche. (Thomieres, Daniel) while, Stanley could be admired for his sexual prowess, but a woman of Blanche's class, once she has slipped off her pedestal, is a fair target for rape. (Dace, Tish) The slip up that slowly happens to Blanche thought out the play allows Stanley to easily take advantage of her, like on page 151 of scene ten Blanche: “ How about taking a swim, a moonlight swim at the old rock-quarry? If anyone's sober enough to drive a car! Ha-ha! Best way in the world to stop your head buzzing! only you've got to be careful to drive where the deep pool is-- if you hit a rock you don't come up till tomorrow…” [Tremblingly she lifts the hand mirror for a closer inspection. She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down …show more content…
(Dace, Tish) While men in the 1940's used the women as sexual property to please themselves or even as a maid to do all the dirty work around the house. Throughout the play, these particular struggles have been very visible to the readers, like on page 5 of scene one Stanley: "Hey, there! Stella, Baby! Stella: " Don't holler at me like that. Hi, Mitch." Stanley: "catch!" Stella: "what?" Stanley: "Meat!" [ He heaves the package at her. she cries out in protest, but manages to catch it: then laughs breathlessly.] also seen a few more pages in, scene three where Stanley does the action of [ a chair scrape. Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh.] Stella: “that's not fun, Stanley” [ the men laugh. Stella goes into the bedroom.] Stella: “it makes me so mad when he does that in front of