Conversely, Stanley Kowalski, Blanche's brother-in-law, is a very realistic person who seeks truth. ... Williams demonstrates this theme of reality versus fantasy through Stanley's success in finding the truth in Blanche's fictional world, the use of light symbolizing the truth that Blanche is afraid of, and the use of the setting of the Kowalski's apartment to represent the vulnerability of the interior to the exterior of the real world. ... Blanche reveals her fear of reality in her discussions with Mitch. ... Another representation of the vulnerability of fantasy to ...

• Word Count: 1808
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Streetcar chronicles Blanche DuBois' search for protection and eventual mental breakdown at the hands of her sister's husband, Stanley Kowalski. When Blanche arrives in New Orleans, she and Stanley's clashing personalities are made apparent from the start. ... They both struggle for control of Stella and Mitch, and Stanley reveals unfavorable stories from Blanche's past in an attempt to turn them against her. Finally, in the climax of the story, Stanley asserts his dominance over Blanche by raping her and pushing her fragile mind over the edge. ... Still, Kazan very much to...

• Word Count: 2476
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Scenes 1+2 The Wingfield apartment faces an alley in a lower middle class St. Louis tenement. There is a fire escape with a landing that serves as a porch. "The scene is memory," indicate the stage directions, and, as such, the interior is "rather dim and poetic." There is a screen-like surface on ...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School