Tennessee Williams

American literature does not often express anything mythical or unhuman like, and can be seen as anyone facing personal angst. Sometimes, though the characters are unable to accomplish everything they expect from others. Illuminated in Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche urges Stella to uproot her familiarities and leave her comforts behind. Blanche wants her sister to change her life and stand up to Stanley’s brutality, yet she, herself, fails to exhibit the strength to reject…

possession of Oregon and Texas, as well as the Mexican War, were all results of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an. aggressive imperialism pursued at the expense of others due to events similar to the removal of Indians. William Henry Harrison was a congressional delegate from the Northwest Territory in 1799. He was also an indian fighter at age twenty-six. These qualifications enabled Harrison to help with the development of the west. In 1800, Harrison played a big…

“They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at-Elysian Fields” (Williams 95). In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche Dubois’ doom is hinted in the first scene when she asks if she has arrived at Elysian Fields. It is very clear that her desires are associated with sex and alcohol, however, it is questionable if the Cemeteries was the death of her relatives in Belle Reve or her own demise, and if her…

As per my The history of the American West is often overshadowed by the romantic mythology surrounding the era. It would be hard to ignore the influence of Sam Houston on many aspects of American history from Tennessee to Washington and of course, his adopted home of Texas. Campbell seems to fall into the trap of many biographers and veer off the course of serious historian, presenting us instead with an easy to read novel presenting his hero as larger than life. The life of Sam Houston does…

was a group of southern resistance and white supremacists that were ultra-conservative against the forces of diversity, equality, and modernity that was transforming American culture. They were founded as a post civil war group in 1866 in Pulaski Tennessee, by confederate veterans. Nathan Bedford Forrest was chosen as their first leader or “grand wizard”. Now the first two words of the name Ku Klux is said to derive from a Greek word “Kyklos” meaning circle. Which is fitting to the idea of the…

Throughout his life, Tennessee Williams, had many encounters with mental illness in his family. In his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he projected many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her…

Throughout an individual’s life they encounter hardships and promising events. In addition each event, whether good or bad, has the potential to present new knowledge for future use. Consequently, not all individuals share this view. When staring reality dead in the eye, some individuals may choose to avoid the truth, and instead pursue a method of avoidance. This process is easy, however deludes the individual from admitting reality. Their self-perception emphasizes their good qualities, while…

through force, threat of violence or intimidation (such as a threat to harm a woman’s self-esteem, life, and attitude. Due to this issue, many individuals usually feel pitiful towards those who have under gone a sexual assault. Nevertheless, in Tennessee Williams play A Street Car Named Desire the character Blanche’s rape occurs based in her own actions and decisions. First, I agree with society’s perception that women who flirt around with men, sleep with strangers, and display an external…

unfortunate event that has affected them one way or another; all have a different way of coping, and for Tennessee Williams it was writing. One of his better known plays,“A Streetcar Named Desire”, is a play constructed of pieces of his past childhood. The play is constructed of symbolism, aggressive diction, and conflict to be as a stage for William’s broken, beaten down mind. Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi; he had two siblings and his mother and father- a full…

The theme of gender and relationships is one that is explored in great detail in A Streetcar Named Desire, mainly between Blanche and Stanley. Both characters are portrayed by Williams as being the ultimate extreme stereotypes of their respective genders, Blanche being dainty, sweet-natured, and fragile, and Stanley being bulky, aggressive, and sturdy. The power play between these two stereotypes is shown in great detail in this extract, both of them shows to have some element of power. To…