Blanche DuBois

of Stella, Blanche, and everyone in his life. Stanley, being of a lower class than Blanche, felt threatened by her arrival as well as her demeaning attitude towards him, which led him to act violently in order to feel back in control. This shows that Stanley is simply feeling threatened and resorts to brute force to achieve that sense of control he desires.…

background. He describes what the characters characteristics are like and what their personalities seem to be. He uses italics in the book to show the emphasis of the lighting, music, and how the character looks. One of the main examples for lighting is Blanche. Blanche’s relationship towards the light is obvious as she tries to avoid the light in every single way possible. The readers can say that her reaction towards light can be seen- her trying to hide from her true nature. She hides from…

Williamses use of Blanche in his play A Streetcar Named Desire as a symbolic image which represents many different motifs and themes throughout the play, this is achieved by the overall development of her complex character. The importance of Blanches role in the play is shown by one of the plays original names, ´The Moth´ which is a direct reference to blanche – in scene one she is said to have the ´manner… that suggests a moth´. It is argued by many critics, such as Biljana Oklopčić, that…

is a play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams in 1947. In his play, Williams shed the light on the differences between classes in that age, through certain symbols, such as colors and music. The colors chosen by the main characters, Blanche, Stanley, Stella and Mitch in their outfit reflect their backgrounds, in addition to its role in portraying their personalities. Likewise, Williams uses another symbol in his play, which is music, in order to convey to…

All of the characters in A Raisin in the Sun face many challenges throughout the play. The dreams of the characters are torn down by each other and the outsiders in the book. The hopes and dreams the characters have are brought down by both the prejudices seen in the play and also the dreams of the other characters. The dreams of others in the book can often tear down another character’s dreams. Education, gender discrimination, and housing was greatly affected by growing up and living in the…

The play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is a play about social realism. Stella is living a fantasy life because she is reluctant to accept the truth of her and Stanley’s relationship. The realism of their relationship occurs when she says “I couldn’t go on believing her story and live with Stanley” (Stella, 1232). This demonstrates that if Stella believes her sister it would destroy her seamless illusion of her and Stanley’s ideal relationship. Stellas sees nothing wrong with…

In the plays, A Streetcar Named Desire and The House of Bernarda Alba, gender roles are discussed often. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche, Stella, and Stanley display the exaggeration of gender roles in order to criticize them. Blanche’s character is so over the top that her display of gender roles makes the audience question the necessity of the gender roles in place. Stella and Stanley are near perfect models of gender norms and the extreme nature of their problems displays clear reasons…

“Where there is Love there is Life”- Mahatma Gandhi. Love is an essence of life and allows one to live life fully. The play “Pronoun” by Evan Placey is a love story about understanding the experiences of a transgender, with the help of main character Dean, Placey gives a message that unconditional love is the deepest desire that everyone has and is one of the basic necessity for a healthy life. Before one can fully appreciate Placey’s play “Pronoun” one should take a look into its characters,…

more insecure. Females tend to feel more insecure than males, which is why they crave attention from males. In a Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche struggles with her inner beauty and her change in lifestyle. In the shower she sings “Say, it’s only a paper moon (Fitzgerald 1960),” a moon symbolizes beauty, but a paper moon symbolizes fake beauty. Possibly, Blanche sees herself in this song which is why she continues to repeat it, but does not want to admit it her falsehoods. Her actions through the…

In the play Streetcar Named Desire, domestic violence is a major theme. The author shows how people in the community ignored domestic violence. Stanley Kowalski, one of the character in the play even found violence as a positive way in his relationship with Stella. Furthermore, it displays how dominant men is over women. The play effective shows domestic violence since most of the violence is at home and between spouses showing that husbands are more powerful than their wife if they intend to…