Blind Desire Desire: it drives you, pushes you forward in life, and only by satisfying this yearning will happiness be possible. ... When examined closely, the main characters in A Streetcar Named Desire each have individual desires, and each exhibits a type of blindness. The theme of A Streetcar Named Desire is the search for fulfillment, but these searches are misguided, because the characters are unable to grasp reality. Blindness to reality and desire for fulfillment play a crucial role when analyzing A Streetcar Named Desire. ... She is dressed completely in white, a symbol of innocenc...

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He sets the scene for the social background for the play, describes his role in it, and introduces the other characters by name. One character in particular, the gentleman caller, Tom singles out as a symbol of unrealized hope. ... Once, in high school, a boy named Jim, says Laura. ... Rose imagery and the name or word "rose" appears in numerous works. In The Glass Menagerie, roses appear as the nickname and symbol for the Rose character in her happiest (though most painful in their ultimate outcome) moments: those in which the one boy she ever cared for pays her some regard. ...

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The 1950s through the 1950s was a turbulent time in history. At the end of the Second World War, many political and international changes came about. The world had to rebuild drastically after such an unstable and deleterious decade. As a result, the Cold War became a topic of much controversy a...

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