lines that can form between relationships built on true love, pure physical attraction, or simple necessity. A Streetcar Named Desire revolves around the struggle between the rugged, irrational Stanley Kowalski and his anxious, uptight sister-in-law Blanche DuBois as well as the conflicted position this puts his wife in as she is pulled between two different worlds. The greater meaning of the story lies in the implications behind these relationships and the way that they conflict each other.…
the Old South and the New South. Violence is most often associated with the character of Stanley, who progresses violent behaviour and exudes a sense of brutishness that contributes to the play’s overall parallelism to an “urban jungle”, in which Blanche will inevitably become a victim. Sexual violence is a prevalent facet of the play, which makes eminent the subordination of the female characters under the claimed prerogative of men. In particular, domestic…
Women may have not been the main problem but have played a vital role in its prolonged life. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche, a leading female protagonist, complies with such gender roles in the way in which she expects to be treated. Examples of this can be seen throughout the play but the most impactful one can be seen when blanche is speaking to and…
they have in order to attain something that, during the moment, seems like the perfect solution to all of their problems. Jay Gatsby and Blanche Dubois in The Great Gatsby and A Streetcar Named Desire, respectfully, give away everything they have in order to attain what they believe to be the ultimate form of happiness: the American Dream. Jay Gatsby and Blanche Dubois were both consumed by the idea of the American Dream and were blinded to its reality, which inevitably resulted in failed…
Her character conflicts with the mid-twentieth century gender roles. Blanche, who is Stella’s sister, is from the south. She’s grown up in Belle Reve, her hometown, a place that formed her. She’s opposite of Stanley in every way. She lives in her own virtual world and barely seems to have faced the realities of life. Perhaps…
Throughout the play, there were several instances in which he demonstrates this, both with Blanche and with Stella. In Scene 2, Stella asks Stanley to do something, he replies with a rhetorical question stating, “Since when do you give me orders” (page 35). He hints at his desire to maintain the pre-war gender hierarchy. This is implied through…
Banning A Streetcar Named Desire from the High School curriculum Society has a responsibility to protect the minds of the innocent within the world’s corrupt culture. However, some would argue that banning books takes away the freedom of the youth and divulges more about the censorship than if it were not banned at all. As it stands, the matter of sheltering students versus indulging them in inappropriate subject matter has always been of the utmost importance. The line of censorship is…
As both stories progress, we see that the main characters of both novels, Gatsby and Blanche dwell on their past relationships and they both use the symbol of light to show the dreams that they really have . Gatsby uses the light as a symbol for Daisy who he dreams of having a relationship with and Blanche uses the light to remind her of her husband who recently died who she dearly loved. Since Gatsby and Blanche are unable to accept the reality, it causes them to obsess over the symbol of…
“Don’t let life change your goals because achieving your goals can change your life. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” (Anonymous). Society should not be allowed to change one’s life. Individuals have the ability to change their own life by setting their own goals and dreams, while accomplishing them at their own pace. A person’s age should not affect their willingness to change. In American Literature, society tries to control the characters choices and…
healed, incidentally erasing her memory of the case and the magical abilities of Elza. From the play, A Streetcar Named Desire Stella is the youngest sister of Blanche DuBois. Her childhood…