1. A Street Car Named Desire
The most obvious symbol used in A Streetcar Named Desire is its title and the actual reference, in the play, to the streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries. ... [Blanche says, " 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"] (s.1, 6). Williams seems to be alluding to a belief that desire leads to death, even though it is not meant physically, but rather in an emotional aspect. ... Soon after the death, she lost her job due to having an affair with her student. ... This was the symbolic meaning to ...
- Word Count: 844
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School