Belle Reve

Her character conflicts with the mid-twentieth century gender roles. Blanche, who is Stella’s sister, is from the south. She’s grown up in Belle Reve, her hometown, a place that formed her. She’s opposite of Stanley in every way. She lives in her own virtual world and barely seems to have faced the realities of life. Perhaps, she has faced bitterness of life in an early age, that’s the reason…

Great Job of John Erman’s Version of A Streetcar Named Desire John Erman had done a great job on filming the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee William, into movie, which was released in 1984. The classical music, lighting, and the representation by the actors were all blended together perfectly to express the play—I even think it is more engaged than the play. From the beginning to the end, Erman shortened scenes that are relatively insignificant to allow the main plots to…

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)…

Unexpected flashback. The Varsouviana polka plays at a distance, the atmosphere is cherishable and lighthearted. Suddenly, an ear-splitting bang is heard. Strangers frantically run in all directions around the street. The four stages of grief become an unanticipated obligation, but that realization has not yet been reached. Sudden flash forward. Back to reality, standing in the apartment with Mitch. This chaotic cycle is not uncommon for Blanche. Her traumatic past influences nearly every aspect…

Throughout Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Stella unsuccessfully attempts to gain basic recognition and respect from Stanley. The power dynamic between the two becomes heated when Blanche appears causing Stella to see her abusive relationship in a new light. Stella believed that she had certain inalienable powers in her relationship with Stanley, yet Blanche shows her that it is quite the contrary. When Blanche shows Stella that she is in an abusive relationship with Stanley,…

Bringing Home The Kill Sometimes, an individual’s instinct for self-preservation significantly influences her response to competing demands as it is necessary for her life to go on no matter what obstacle she she must face. In Tennessee Williams’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire, he discussed how an individual’s natural instinct to preserve herself creates bias when she is to respond to competing demands as it is necessary to for her to go on in her catastrophic life no matter what. Tennessee…

South. She wants to depend on a man, like Mitch, because she believes he will take care of her. She dresses in gowns of lace and beads and looks prim and proper all of the time, bringing about the look of a “Southern Belle.” While living in Laurel on her plantation, known as Belle Reve, Blanche was a school teacher. She taught English to high…

Sitting in jail isn't fun. Sitting in a cage with guards all around you, is also no fun. This pretty much sums up Y/N's stay at Belle Reve Penitentiary. The guards where to be stationed around her so-called "cell", twenty-four seven. It wasn't even a cell, it was a cage that sat in the middle of an open space. The positioning of the guards wasn't the case however. The guards stood at attention for the first month or so. This wasn't because Y/N was a dangerous criminal, well she sort of was of…

duties. Before the arrival of Blanche, Stella and Stanley were just an average couple living each day at a time. There wasn’t much to say about Stella’s personality besides the fact she adored Stanley, however, when Blanche revealed Stella leaving Belle Reve to care for herself, there was a glimpse of boldness within Stella. Nonetheless, the longer Blanche stayed with her sister and brother-in-law, the more Stella’s boldness faded into a soft sensitive side regarding the two individuals she…

Blanche DuBois: Functioning through Fantasy “We 're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we 're not alone.” This statement from Orson Welles perfectly sums up Blanche’s philosophy about life in A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche DuBois is a young woman from a formerly rich southern family. Her life has been full of mistakes and tragedies that she can’t get over. She creates a fantasy life full of millionaires…