Blanche of Lancaster

her sanity, her deception was not only just the inception of destroying herself, but it exemplified her loneliness. She destroyed the potential to be sincerely happy with Mitch, and so, her redemption “so quickly” flees- just as “God” does (116). Blanche Dubois is aware of her inevitable fate when she falls into hysteria as the Mexican Woman sells “Flores para los muertos” (147); symbolizing the psychological death of her because she became disillusioned…

their respective desires Stella and Blanche end up in an absolutely different path. Blanche mind-set forbids love to cross boundaries of classes in societies. Blanche remains secretive about her pass activity and fails to reveal her intentions to her sister. Blanche’s sister seeks to build her own matrimonial elsewhere and settle peacefully. The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the characters of the two female protagonists, Blanche and Stella. Blanche is Stella’s older sister who…

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…

How is Blanche presented in scenes 1-3 of "A Streetcar Named Desire"? In the first three scenes of "A Streetcar Named Desire," Blanche DuBois is presented as the typical southern belle in opposition to the modern world. We see her frailty contrasted with New Orleans' rough, vibrant French quarter and the way in which the modern world appears to confuse her. The affection she displays for her sister seems both genuine and warm. However, we also see a darker side to her personality - she seems…

“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…

about a former high school teacher, Blanche Dubois, who moved in with her sister and husband, Stella and Stanley. Blanche Dubois has been through many difficulties in order to fulfill the emptiness that is within her. Her young husband, Allen Gray committed suicide, she lost Belle Reve, and she lost her stature in Laurel. The driving force behind these actions were the empowerment of her desires. Williams uses allusions to develop the theme of desire as seen in Blanche and those allusions are…

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…

In the play, Blanche seems to be the most desperate character. In the beginning, she is described as beautiful, proper, and aging southern belle that is moving to New Orleans. After a personal and financial downfall, she is seeking to start a new and better life with her younger sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley. Her character seems emotionally lost throughout the whole play. She is unable to escape her past and is constantly fighting with herself on what is reality and the truth. Despite…