The constant engagement of Blanche's presence in her own world, and the lack thereof in the real world make for a compelling but painful journey in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire.... Especially not with factors like play and fun. ... Tennessee Williams ends the story with a calmingly subtle "you get what you give" ending that is executed perfectly among the chaos of the rest of the story. ... Williams depicts a perfect portrayal of modern life, and the two choices that everyone must face. ...

• Word Count: 898
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This essay studies Williams's heroines who are unable to face their reality so they retreat into illusionary worlds created by themselves. ... Blanche DuBois, in A Streetcar Named Desire, is one of Williams's heroines who live under a cover of illusion. ... The bathroom is the place of her retreat throughout the course of the play. ... All over the play she is drinking heavily, which is considered as another means of escape. ... The play ends with Blanche becoming insane, driven to a mental hospital. ...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the story of The Glass Menagerie, written by Tennessee Williams, a play about a middle class family struggle with each other. Williams creates a world in which the characters escape from the present situation. ... She searches escape from her physical and emotion disability by collecting glasses ornaments and the play with a victrola. ... Tom is most face the moral dilemma in the play and is the only supporter for the family. ... In the play of "The Glass Menagerie" Williams portrays the conflict that exist in the reality and people's desires. ...

• Word Count: 778
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Glass Menagerie is a play containing such dramatic and exquisite characters that it is hard not to feel the emotions and feelings held by each one. Throughout the play, the reader notices and strives to understand Laura's shyness and awkwardness. ... "The poignancy of The Glass Menagerie derives principally from the characters of Amanda and Laura, whom Williams pictures as trapped in a conflict between reality and illusion- (Ritter 175). ...

• Word Count: 2052
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School