Blanche of Lancaster

unhappily married woman whose sexuality was oppressed, by the constraints of a male dominated society and husband, despite her affair. In comparison, Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, was a widow who had lost everything and was shunned for her sexual promiscuity, unable to form positive relations in the end. Both Addie and Blanche had tragic endings, one dying in a home she had little love for and the other institutionalized after mentally breaking due to a series…

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 of her life. It is inescapable. In A Streetcar Named Desire, playwright Tennessee Williams gradually reveals Blanche’s intense disillusionment with the aid of stylistic elements. Although…

Persepolis The book cover of Persepolis looks like a typical cover, except for the fact that it hides significant symbols foreshadowing the novel. Each element reveals crucial information that may help the readers understand the book and its importance in today’s world. The novel spreads awareness about Iran’s difficult situation and the hardship of growing up in a country with many political and religious disagreements. Marjane’s facial expression on the cover symbolizes her sadness and…

Besides the fact that Blanche and Stella are sisters, from the DuBois family. Their family was once part of the wealthy Southern aristocracy. When Blanche arrives at her sister, Stella’s apartment she looks down upon the small apartment and her working-class husband. Stella is content with her and Stanley’s life. Stella and Stanley have had a relationship strongly based in animalistic, emotional, and sexual chemistry. When Blanche moves in Stella begins to attending to Blanche’s needs more…

Character Analysis of Blanche Dubois Born Thomas Lanier Williams on March 26, 1911, Tennessee Williams suffered through a difficult and troubling childhood. His father, Cornelius Williams, was a shoe salesman and an emotionally absent man. He became an abusive father, as his children grew older. His mother, Edwina, was a preacher’s daughter and was a spoiled southern belle. The combination of these two were likely the inspiration for the characters of Blanche and Stanley. In A Streetcar Named…

Dr. Armin Tehrany has once again shown his love and support for the movie industry. The second movie Dr. Tehrany is proudly part of called “Thirst Street” is set to have the world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month in the US Narrative Competition. For this highly, Dr. Tehrany gladly joins the movie team as one of the executive producers. The “Thirst Street” is an intriguing retro-style psychodrama directed by Nathan Silver, and written by Silver and C. Mason Wells. This…

develop the character of Blanche. The way Blanche reacts to light can be seen as her attempt to hide her true character, hide her vanishing youth and beauty, and attempt to avoid reality. Blanche hides in the darkness, and avoids the light, as a way to escape reality. This idea is represented when Mitch attempts to turn on the light, "I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic...-Don't turn the light on!" (Williams page 117) This example from the text demonstrates Blanches attempt to…

Hell, a place of corruption ,hardship,and endless complications to endure. Inescapable from all fears and tribulations both mentally and physically. This idea of what being Hell is exactly what Jean-Paul Sarte is trying to portray within the novel "No Exit".This title indicates foreshadowing the idea of a case where there is literally no physical or mental exit from the predicament they are in .The characters are in a state of everlasting distress.The setting of this occurrence must be taken…

The episode “Celebration” from Knot’s Landing perfectly executes on the concept of TV serials using blocking and weaving to tell their story. Blocking and weaving is all about how the writers block the characters and their story, and then weave the characters into the other characters storylines. The story of the episode is all centered around Ciji’s big performance at the restaurant Daniel, unfortunately she doesn’t show up and we later discover that she is dead on the beach. This is the end of…

The rape of Blanche, for example, posed a challenge for Kazan; this was due to The Motion Picture Industry Code, The Legion of Decency, and the producers. The explicit mention of Blanche’s husband’s homosexuality in the play was changed to an implied meaning; as homosexuality, prostitution and no unpunished crimes were prohibited by the censorship laws of the time. Relating to this, Stanley feels a loss of power in his own home due to the arrival of Blanche and her interference with…