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    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…

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    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…

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    not let a man define her or tell her what to do. This character is Blanche Dubois. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ shows how Blanche has become a victim to her own self delusions and Old Southern attitudes after she had come to stay with her sister, Stella. Blanche became a victim of her own self-delusions because she has the attitude that the world should pay attention to her, and that she has the right to…

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    The play A Streetcar Named Desire explores brutality vs. tenderness displayed through the personalities of Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois. Marlon Brando's charismatic portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in Elia Kazan's film version of A Streetcar Named Desire undermines the validity of Blanche's struggle. The contrast between Vivien Leigh's Blanche and Brando's Stanley emphasizes the most negative aspects of Blanche's character while supporting and validating the most positive of Stanley's,…

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    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…

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    demonstrated in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams by several characters. Blanche Dubois has lost the family home in Laurel Mississippi, and comes to live with her sister Stella and her husband Stanley Kowalski. Blanche likes to present herself as an elegant and classy lady, but those are just her exterior traits, on the inside she is struggling to say the least. Because of her tough life, Blanche lives her most of her days in fantasy. Stanley is the complete opposite. He is a…

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    come in a variety of forms such as hangnails or barking dogs, and for Blanche DuBois, the nuisance is her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski— a man who embodies the misogyny of the 1940s in the United States. A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams explores the ironic struggles of a perfidious woman as she battles to save her sister from a toxic, misogynistic-riddled marriage. Towards the beginning of a humid summer, Blanche makes a trip to Elysian Fields to visit her sister, Stella, but…

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    characters are Blanche Dubois and Stella Kowalski, whom are sisters. Blanche is older than Stella, but refers to Stella has her older sister, because Blanche is obsessed with the idea of staying young. Although, the sisters had grew up in the same household together, their personalities differ completely from each other. Blanche is romantic, and idealistic. Stella is simple, humble, and realistic. Their personality differences is the reason the two had very different lives. Blanche and Stella…

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    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.…

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    illness. Blanche Dubois is dealing with signs of a mental illness, that is from her traumatizing past. Blanche Dubois had a lot of things going on, this could be the reason why she acts like she does. After losing her family 's plantation, she then became a nymphomaniac, scandalizing her hometown and losing her high school teaching job because of her relationship with a teenage boy. With no money, no home, and fading youth Blanche clings to romantic illusions…

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