A Streetcar Named Desire - Complexity of the Characters.
It is the complexity of the main characters and their interactions that make A Streetcar Named Desire such a successful and challenging play. .
The play A Streetcar Named Desire made playwright Tennessee William's name and has deservedly since had over half a century of success. This remarkable success can be credited to the intricate characters and their interactions with each other.
Sisters, Stella and Blanche have had an enjoyable upbringing on the family plantation, "Belle Reve". As the name suggests Stella and Blanche's time at "Belle Reve" was near perfect. Like all things perfect it had to come to an end. While Stella did the logical thing and left the 'beautiful dream' and married Stan, Blanche hung on to it unable to move on and face reality. Blanche comes to Stella in an unbalanced state of mind in need of her sister's aid. The impression is given that this isn't the first time Stella has been there to help Blanche through a time of trouble. As much as she needs her help and as much as she respects her, Blanche strongly disapproves of her sister's new life. Stella tolerates Blanche's continual criticism of her husband, home and friends very well. From this and many other incidents throughout the play we see what a tolerant and adaptable person Stella is.
Stan and Stella's relationship is far from ideal. Stan is a violent man. On occasions he hits Stella, but comes after her to satisfy his sexual needs. This is not to say that Stella is unhappy in her marriage to Stan. She has adapted to the way of life in "Elysian Fields" where it's accepted that women have arguments with their husbands and as a result are hit by them. Eunice and Steve have a similar relationship it is normal. Despite their violent relationship Stella relies on Stan as much as he does on her. Stella really does need Stan and the security he provides, especially with a baby on the way.
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"A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE." ... Williams" character, Blanche Du Bois, is the protagonist in the play, "A Street Car Named Desire." ... She felt the need to prove that she could satisfy or be desired by men. ...
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. They not only are the means by which Blanche was brought to the home of Stanley and Stella; as the play unfolds, we realize the names of the streetcars have a greater significance. [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 ...
Falsehood in A Street Car Named Desire Throughout life, people use false information to either hide or protect other information for their own benefit or maybe someone else's. ... In Tennessee William's book A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanch Dubois uses lies, fantasies and symbolic actions to escape the harsh reality of her life. ... Throughout the play a streetcar named desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanch uses lies, fantasies and symbolic actions to show her desperation to escape her harsh reality. ...
The characters make A Streetcar Named Desire an undeniable landmark in both American literature and film. ... A line could be straight, or a street, but the heart of a human being never." ... Although not as explicit, Stella also suffers from desire. ... Blanche: What you are talking about is brutal desire-just- Desire! - the name of that rattle-trap street-car that bangs through the Quarter, up one old narrow street ...
The characters make A Streetcar Named Desire an undeniable landmark in both American literature and film. ... A line could be straight, or a street, but the heart of a human being never." ... Although not as explicit, Stella also suffers from desire. ... Blanche: What you are talking about is brutal desire-just- Desire! - the name of that rattle-trap street-car that bangs through the Quarter, up one old narrow street ...
In A Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. ... Stanley's brutality is shown in several places during the duration of A Street Car Named Desire; at the poker night when he gets so angry and throws the radio out the window, when he beats his wife, Stella, and his arrogant actions are most apparent when he rapes Blanche, while his wife is in labor at the hospital. ... I've discussed the aspect of brutality in A Streetcar Named Desire and now I want to compare it briefly to brutality in The Program, A book turned scree...
"A Street Car Named Desire" was one of his most successful and most performed plays. The title of the play has relations with the specific location; New Orleans is actually served by streetcars named "Desire" and "Cemetery". The action might be summed up as Blanche's (the main character of the play) emotional journey from desire to madness. ...