Stella Kowalski

Williams develops Stanley Kowalski as what some would call a brute. He uses many different methods of characterization including indirectly through his actions, and his treatment of other characters, and directly from his description of him and other characters descriptions of him. Stanley is mainly characterized as a very hot-headed and animalistic person. There are many times in which this is shown through his actions. This is clearly seen when he gets angry at Stella and hits her. Not only…

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 the trips takes a turn for the worse after she discovers the animalistic beast that Stella has come 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 hardworking man who wants to hear nothing but the truth. He is a…

manipulation is also present. The premise of the story is about Blanche, a teacher who visits her younger sister, Stella (Kim Hunter). Blanche is more fit for the characters of Jezebel because she is used to a more lavish lifestyle opposed to the current living situation of Stella and her husband, Stanley Kowalski (Marlon…

uses the alcohol to inspire her idealistic and glamorous fantasies. Similar to Dubois, her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, also consumes alcohol excessively; for Kowalski however, alcohol tends to result in an inability to control his aggressive nature—a fact made most clear when he strikes his own wife, after already having destroyed their radio. Although consuming alcohol makes Kowalski physically aggressive (acting as a catalyst for what is already innately present), he is…

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 be. Firstly, between the relationship of Stanley and Stella the play shows how dominant Stanley is to Stella. “He heaves the…

Desire”? In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire”, Tennessee Williams utilises a range of characters to expose and critique the way that institutions and attitudes of post-war America placed restrictions on women’s lives. The female characters, Stella Kowalski and Blanche DuBois, play a prominent role in this portrayal of the treatment of women, as while both females demonstrate two different types of femininity, they both find still themselves dependant on men. Additional supporting characters,…

Named Desire during that time period. Corresponding to the time period, one of the main themes of the play is the role of genders. The two main female characters, sisters Stella Kowalski and Blanche DuBois, are inferior to Stanley Kowalski…

After a date, Mitch says to Blanche, “You need somebody. And I need somebody, too. Could it be-you and me, Blanche?” (116). If Blanche were to have married Mitch she could have moved out of Stella and Stanley’s flat and the tension between her and Stanley would dissipate naturally from lack of contact. But if Stella were to marry Mitch she would have to resign herself down to a lower class lifestyle and she is unable to able to do that with her expectations of what society owes her for being…

Named Desire where as the setting for Death of a Salesman is mainly set in Brooklyn. These two settings both contain similarities and differences when it comes to the personalities, wealth, and relationships between the characters. The Lowman and Kowalski family are…