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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…

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 there relationship, but in…

When Blanche transferred from a streetcar named desire to a streetcar called cemeteries, her moth-soul finds the broken Darwinian environment. Blanche looks to Stella, her sister, and Stanley Kowalski for ideal love, but finds that similarly, their relationship is not perfect. Knowing that her sister is desperately looking for approval, Stella tells Stanley, “Admire her dress and tell her she’s looking wonderful. That’s important with Blanche. Her little weakness! (Williams 31). Everyone around…

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…

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…

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 package [the meat] at her. She cries out in protest but…

One theme that constantly appears in A Streetcar Named Desire is a contrast between the reality and fantasy of love. This dichotomy is represented by Blanche and her grasp on life. Blanche attempts to supplement the hard times in her life by creating fantasies where everything is going her way. While playing cards with Stanley, she states, “I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman's charm is fifty percent illusion” (WIlliams 36), proving that she likes to fabricate the world around her. When…

Blanche uses depression from her past life to make others feel sympathy for her. After Blanche reunites with Stella, they begin to talk and catch up with each other. Blanche tries right away to make Stella feel bad for her by saying, "You're all I've got in the world, and you're not glad to see me." (page 1543). By stating this, Blanche is trying to make Stella feel bad because Stella left her in Belle Reve after their parents had died. Blanche continues to pull sorrows while talking to Stanley…

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…

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…