Stella

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…

much as Adele loves her. As family oriented as Adele is, it is hard for her to understand how Edna is able disregard her families needs as much as she does. Blanche, on the other hand, her closest friend in the play is her sister Stella. Her sister is aware that Stella is someone who is a mentally and emotionally unstable, something Blanche spends a good portion of the play trying to hide, and as an older sister she worries about her younger sister. But, even then she does not truly understand…

younger sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley. Her character seems emotionally lost throughout the whole play. She is unable to escape her past and is constantly fighting with herself on what is reality and the truth. Despite her previous indiscretions, Blanche pretends to be a woman who has never known indignity. Her trying to conceal her past eventually causes her additional mental complications and eventually lead her to have a nervous breakdown. After moving in with Stella and her…

This is displayed to full effect when Stella attempts to question Blanche on the subject of the loss of Belle Reve. She reminds her that "I took the blows to my face and body," suggesting she endured greater pain than Stella did and further tells her "you didn't dream, but I saw," clearly implying that her suffering has been beyond anything Stella can imagine. While we are told in scene three that "all but Stella and I [Blanche]" are now dead in the DuBois family, and thus…

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 accept into her life. As Blanche comes to learn the man, she uncovers his demonic premise; vindication for tearing down women. All the while,…

It is apparent that Stella is uncomfortable around her sister because it had been a long time since they have been in each other’s presence and is avoiding saying the wrong thing to her. Blanche, however, has no problem speaking her mind. She clearly expresses that she does not think her sister should be living in such conditions, for she lives a very “high-class” lifestyle. However, it is all a lie. Obviously, Blanche and her sister are not very close at all because Stella is the one person who…

In the film “A Streetcar Named Desire” there are multiple scenes that have conflict between appearance and reality. The plot of the film is ambiguous and it ends without a resolution. The incredible camera work and techniques that Elia Kazan did, created a feeling of confusion and misjudgment, making the audience want to see more. On the other hand, Kazan’s film main character Blanche DuBois, is played by Vivien Leigh. Furthermore, Vivien Leigh, creates a divergent character in the film who…

In the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" two of the main characters Blanche and Stanley persistently antagonize one another; their differences eventually evolve into the rape of Stella Dubois. Stanley is reality in the play; Stanley is shown as a manly, simple character that is charming to Stella and in some instances even to her sister Blanche. Blanche who had been care giver for a plethora of dying relatives at Belle Reve has been forced to sell the family plantation. Blanche is total opposite…

A Streetcar Named Desire and The House of Bernarda Alba, gender roles are discussed often. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche, Stella, and Stanley display the exaggeration of gender roles in order to criticize them. Blanche’s character is so over the top that her display of gender roles makes the audience question the necessity of the gender roles in place. Stella and Stanley are near perfect models of gender norms and the extreme nature of their problems displays clear reasons for why the…

shattered when Stanley, her realist brother-in-law sees through her lies. Ms. DuBois’ unwillingness to accept the truth and vanity throws her into a downward spiral and draws her even further away from reality. Ms. DuBois was visiting her sister Stella, and her brother-in-law…