Tennessee Williams captures New Orleans perfectly through his play, “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Imagine walking through the heat of the summer with the Louisiana humidity, the steam of hot baths coming through the kitchen as you are trying to cool down in a two bedroom apartment, the loud sound of the downtown streets breaking through the windows, or even the spiral staircase that portrays the ionic “Stella!” scene. I never understood the truth of this play, until I was walking through New Orleans myself. There is honestly not enough adjectives to describe the lively, beautiful town. Tennessee Williams uses many stage directions to allow the reader or watcher to be able to read his thoughts. Williams wrote both the play in 1947 and the
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In the beginning of the story, she tells Stanley, “You lay your hands on me and I’ll…” but is cut off by getting hit by her husband, in front of all their friends. Luckily Stanley’s friends step in and push him off, but this is all in vain due to the fact shortly after, she walks down the spiral staircase and joins him in to bed. At the end of the play, after Blanche tells her about Stanley attacking her, she chooses not to believe it. Stella is trapped in her marriage, because she allows it. She wants a fairytale ending with her husband and child, and decides to stay with him regardless of his …show more content…
In the movie, she is more crazy than I could have even imagined. Vivian Leigh takes the character, and transforms her into a Hollywood damsel in distress. Staying true to the book, Blanche is a manipulative, alcoholic harlot of the night. Honestly though, one cannot help but love the character of Blanche because Leigh performs so well. The theme is shown by Blanche when the book progresses. In the beginning, Blanche has her own reasons for showing up at her sister’s doorstep. Her past which includes: the death of her whole immediate family minus her sister, the loss of her family homestead, the mental instability of never feeling good enough, and the suicide of her husband leads her to countless sexual encounters and lying to fill the void. Blanche creates a fairytale life, the future with Shep, to cope with all the unstable situations her life has given her. After her rape, she is constantly trying to find reality through her troubled mind. In the movie, the audience will side with Blanche every time. Her battle to find solid ground is a theme that is continuous through the
In the beginning of the story, she tells Stanley, “You lay your hands on me and I’ll…” but is cut off by getting hit by her husband, in front of all their friends. Luckily Stanley’s friends step in and push him off, but this is all in vain due to the fact shortly after, she walks down the spiral staircase and joins him in to bed. At the end of the play, after Blanche tells her about Stanley attacking her, she chooses not to believe it. Stella is trapped in her marriage, because she allows it. She wants a fairytale ending with her husband and child, and decides to stay with him regardless of his …show more content…
In the movie, she is more crazy than I could have even imagined. Vivian Leigh takes the character, and transforms her into a Hollywood damsel in distress. Staying true to the book, Blanche is a manipulative, alcoholic harlot of the night. Honestly though, one cannot help but love the character of Blanche because Leigh performs so well. The theme is shown by Blanche when the book progresses. In the beginning, Blanche has her own reasons for showing up at her sister’s doorstep. Her past which includes: the death of her whole immediate family minus her sister, the loss of her family homestead, the mental instability of never feeling good enough, and the suicide of her husband leads her to countless sexual encounters and lying to fill the void. Blanche creates a fairytale life, the future with Shep, to cope with all the unstable situations her life has given her. After her rape, she is constantly trying to find reality through her troubled mind. In the movie, the audience will side with Blanche every time. Her battle to find solid ground is a theme that is continuous through the