Stella Adler

is feeling during this time, but he’s able to also portray the lives of the people in Blanche’s life. Blanche is from Laurel, Mississippi, but after losing her family home she leaves Mississippi and moves to New Orleans to live with her sister Stella. Stella is married to a man named Stanley, whom Blanche is not too fond of. She seems to believe that her sister deserves a better husband. Stanley seems to be aware of Blanche’s feelings and perceptions towards him and seems to be feeling the same…

diagnosis for women around that period. The word itself came from the ancient Greek word for uterus and was only associated with women. Women were thought to be naturally sensitive and fragile, leaving them more susceptible to nervous breakdowns. Stella described Blanche as sensitive which meant it was easy to break Blanche…

At first glance Stella is characterised as the stereotypical female character, extremely contrasted to her older sister Blanche. The beginning of the play sets Stella’s sister up as the transgressive character. Firstly she tells Stella that one drink is her limit, although the stage directions earlier reveal how she was drinking whiskey and “tosses it down”, showing she cannot control herself. Subsequently she washes it out to deflect suspicion. Blanche’s transgressions become more obvious later…

After taking a bath in scene two Blanche says, “...Here I am, all freshly bathed and scented, and feeling like a brand new human being!” She is trying to scrub the past away so that she can start fresh (Language). After Stanley rapes Blanche and Stella does not believe Blanche, she has lost all of her sanity (Neary). Now Blanche hears the Polka music, echos of people’s voices in the room, and sees shadows appear on the wall. With all the mood swings throughout the play, believing her lies, and…

Kowalski early in the play. During an alcohol fuelled poker night with his fellow male companions, things take a turn as Stanley loses his temper and attacks his wife: “Stanley: (with heaven-splitting violence) STELLL-AHHHHH!” Upon the violent assault, Stella…

Two Souths Equally Flawed Tennessee William’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” is a story that takes place in New Orleans following the Civil War. It consists of a character named Blanche who represents the old south trying to fit into the new. The film “Unfinished Nation” talks about how the old south became known as the antebellum period during the 19th century. The film also talks about how, the social and economic life of the wealthy was very privileged and held unrealistic ideals in their world…

where Stella stands up for herself and calls Stanley out for not cleaning the table, Stanley shouts back, “That’s how I’ll clear the table! [He seizes her arm.] Don’t ever talk that way to me! Pig — Polack — disgusting — vulgar — greasy!” (Williams 118). This helps highlight Stanley's aggression and dominance that he holds over Stella in that he thinks he can get away with calling her names and yelling at her without her talking back. Also, it shows how easily provoked Stanley gets when Stella…

This play by Tennessee Williams portrays a woman who is very distraught about her past years and copes with it by her sexuality. She puts her imagination ahead of her real life, eventually finding it very hard to disguise what is real. Blanche, Stella's older sister, A high school English teacher from Laurel, Mississippi arrived in New Orleans a city of despair with an ultimately crumbling figure. Blanche once was married to and passionately in love with a tortured young man. Once Blanche…

Desire by Tennessee Williams, Stella is stuck in a confusing situation where she has trouble picking a side. On one side it’s her husband, Stanley who she can’t live without and on the other side it’s her sister, Blanche who blames her for losing their family home, Belle Reve. In this play Stella picks Stanley over Blanche due to the fact that she craves his love and needs his support to raise their newborn baby. There were many moments where it is portrayed that Stella and Blanche’s sisterly…

parrot that cursed a blue streak and knew more vulgar expressions…” (Williams 107). Blanche declares that Stanley is a bad-mouthed, annoying man. William’s use of animal imagery also showed the soft side of Stanley. The night after Stanley beat Stella, Stella claimed Stanley was “...good as a lamb…” (Williams 63). This shows the contrast from before when Stanley was described as an ape. William’s successful use of animal imagery allows the reader to be able to compare the characters to creatures…