Blanche DuBois

attachment toward Blanche can be justified by the treatment Blanche receives in the play. Many readers and viewers sympathize more with her because she is a woman. Any harsh treatment of a woman cannot be justified as being something that she deserves spites their past. The harsh treatment for Blanche would be the betrayal of her sister’s husband trust, and him violently forcing himself onto her. Blanche is looking for love and wanting someone to love her since losing her husband. Blanche…

middle-aged woman by the name of Blanche, played by Vivien Leigh in the film, who has lost all of her family’s fortune and moves in with her sister Stella, played by Kim Hunter. Stella’s husband, Stanley, played by Marlon Brando, is not too fond of Blanche and throughout the plot, he and Blanche argue constantly. The main difference in the movie when contrasting with the play was in regards to Blanche and Stanley’s relationship being portrayed differently in the film. Blanche and Stanley…

His life wasn't the greatest. His idea for Blanche probably came from a mixture of how his sister was before and after the operation. "She also has a bad drinking problem, which she covers up poorly." (Biography on Blanche). This quote from Blanche's biography is telling about her bad drinking problem showing how immature and frail Blanche really is. This also helps the connection between Tennessee's sister showing how childish she was before…

to day lives. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams, the character Blanche DuBois substitutes her fantasies as her reality. She uses these delusions as a refuge from an unpleasant reality, choosing her own perception of herself over the views of others. Although her detachment from reality ultimately leads to the destruction of her sanity, it does…

Sia’s song, ‘Chandelier’ is about the pain and emptiness she felt during a time in her life when she had an alcohol and drug addiction and her struggle to overcome this. This is an important topic to bring up as it was such a huge part of her life and is currently a huge part in our society and culture in New Zealand. Throughout the chorus Sia talks about ‘swinging from a chandelier’ which can be a metaphor for having a wild party and to ‘live like tomorrow doesn't exist’ by drinking and…

Sweet Home Alabama is a romantic comedy that involves a southern girl raised in Alabama who became a big shot in New York City. She is forced to revisit her past to obtain a divorce from her husband after being separated for seven years. This film involves three main characters; Melanie, Jake, and Andrew. Melanie and Jake were high school sweethearts who got married but eventually separated due to Melanie furthering her career as a fashion designer in New York. There she met Andrew Hennings…

Betrayal can be betraying one’s country, a group, or a person, treachery. In this case, my teacher Mrs. Morgan was betrayed by her fellow friend and boyfriend. When Mrs. Morgan was a sophomore in high school, she walked in on her boyfriend and friend kissing. Betrayal can change so much and nothing will be the same. Mrs. Morgan lost trust in her friend Kim, even though her friend Kim tried so hard to regain trust. This shows betrayal by her boyfriend cheating on Mrs. Morgan and her best friend…

The short story “A Mere interlude” written by Thomas Hardy makes effective use of narrative voice to reveal the intentions of Hardy in crafting such a story. The irony of the title, as what was supposed to be “A Mere Interlude”, Baptista’s short and tragic marriage to her ex-lover Charles Stow, eventually takes form as a major turning point in her life. It subjects her to much emotional turmoil and eventually leads her back to the one thing she hoped to escape from through her marriage to…

The Awakening by Kate Chopin Title The Awakening is related to Edna’s internal awakening that she has over the period of the book The Awakening was originally titled The Solitary Soul Setting New Orleans and The Grand Isle Genre Spiritual / artistic realization, romantic style Historical Information Kate Chopin 1850-1904 Father was Irish, Mother was French-American Bilingual- spoke both French and English Grew up in St.Louis Missouri Developed a passion for music at a young age Met and…

in “a streetcar named desire” is the idea of sexuality. Sexuality is defined as being a person’s sexual orientation or preference. In this book we see two different types of sexuality number one is between Stella and Stanley and number two between Blanche and Allan. Stella and Stanley have a very complex and mixed up life. The story is set in the 1940’s. This was…