A Streetcar Named Desire

Crushing Beautiful Dreams Light and Darkness to motifs often used to portray good and evil in literature. However, the one wielding each of these tools does not always have a character that demonstrates the respective morals. In the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, Williams uses the binaries of light and dark to demonstrate the opposing characteristics, and power struggle between Stanley and Blanche. Throughout the play Stanley has embodied light as the unadulterated harsh reality,…

Waking up with a killer headache and blurry vision, Blanche knew something was wrong. She waited for her eyes to adjust to the harsh lighting before fully opening them and taking in her surroundings. There was blood everywhere! At the foot of the old wooden chair she sat in was a puddle of what Blanche could only assume to be her own blood. Seeing this she began to panic. She desperately tried pulling at the ropes around her hands, but had no luck. By now Blanche was sure it was her blood…

Intrinsic motivation is when one engages in a certain behavior because it is personally rewarding, their own internal desire. Ryan may choose a certain college out of intrinsic motivation, because perhaps it is a college that he himself finds interesting or of value in his field. However, extrinsic motivation is when one performs a behavior to earn rewards or avoid punishment…

1. Streetcars normally would be seen as merely a symbol of destiny or fate which is impossible to prevent due to the constant running on the rails to the final destination. However, Williams views the streetcar, “Desire”, as something more than just an undefined force because what led Blanche to her overall destruction is her sexual desire and passion. "Cemeteries", however, is connected to “Desire” because it reinforces the reminder that a life driven by desire only ends in one fatal way. A)…

“After a week, when I was no more annoyed with my destiny and had regained my weight and composure, I discovered one evening the same man with several gold chains around his thick black neck sitting in the warden’s room chewing tobacco, the warden asked me to go with him. I found no difference between Baz Khan and the salacious scoundrel sitting in the chair, the only difference being Baz Khan treated me like a commodity without a price since the fat man was prepared to put a price on me. I…

The reaction of Stella alters is based on the interaction between her husband and sister. Both Stanley and Blanche are responsible for Stella’s sudden diverse, which is affected by key moments like Stanley hitting Stella and the conversation between the two before Stella goes into labor. In the end, Blanche’s actions impact Stella’s final thought that necessitates her future with Stanley. When Stella was first introduced, she was displayed as a housewife with the typical wife duties. Before the…

The Journey being the means by which we discover ourselves, involves the exploration of the self, as individuals review their development and growth in the light of experiences which inspire and/or challenge them. This journey can be seen as the result of personal growth, a result of pain or acceptance of consequences. As you will soon see, from comparative texts such as the play called Cosi by Louis Nowra, and a picture book called Rose Blanche by Ian McEwan, the experience and extent of the…

All living entities have motivation kindling their existence. Plants grow motivated by the sun and animals by their will to overcome the persistent threat of death. Motivated by the benefit of their family, parents go to work. Likewise, motivation keeps Equality going. He struggled with curiosity and questions in his early years. Punished for his ability to learn quickly and his inquiring mind, Equality was demeaned. Therefore, Equality’s thirst for knowledge was his motivation for his…

From a young age I’ve always had dreams, goals, and things I wanted to accomplish. My very first dream started out at the age of 6 when I saw my best friend’s new golden retriever puppy and I decided right then and there that I just had to have one for myself. It become an obsession. That puppy was the only thing I could talk about, dream about, and I just knew that I couldn’t live my life without it. I would consistently beg my dad for that precious puppy and he would always give me the…

Scene 2, of A Street Car Named Desire, in the movie and the playwright is a particular scene that stood out. This is the part when Stanley questions Blanche about losing Belle Reve and if there were papers to prove it. Stella asked Stanley not to question her sister because she is under a lot of stress. This part of the play is important because the main characters’ personality and relationships toward each other start to stand out. Stanley’s aggressive nature starts to develop as starts to get…