Named Desire, eloquently illustrates the life of Blanche DuBois, an impecunious woman that has moved to New Orleans and is now living with her sister Stella and her sister’s husband Stanley, after being evicted from her ancestral home in Laurel, Mississippi. Stanley is a catalyst in Blanche’s fall from reality, as he makes it his mission to exploit the secrets of her past. When all her hopes for the future have collided with her sins from the past, Blanche falls off the deep-end and succumbs to…
Streetcar Named Desire is one of Tennessee’s most well-known pieces of literature. Blanche DuBois is the main character and is arguably the most iconic character. There are multiple interpretations of her as well. Blanche has conflicting identities throughout the story that cause her to make bad decisions and end up in an institution. Blanche has many experiences that add to her trauma throughout her life. To begin with, Blanche was married, at a very young age, to Allan Grey. She one day…
Through A Feminist Lens: Addie Bundren & Blanche DuBois Each of these stories revolves around the notion of how men dictate the life and happiness of the women in their lives due to both society’s influence and structure. This can be found by analyzing two characters, one from Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire and the other from William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying: Blanche DuBois and Addie Bundren. Furthermore, by understanding the time and setting of the stories and As the novel…
character Blanche Dubois tries to start new life, with her sister and new husband Stanley. But, she is constantly reminded of her haunting past. She feels as if the suicide of her first husband is her fault. Due to this constant guilt she cannot escape from, she drives herself mad. In Scene One Blanche blames the loss of her previous home in Belle Reve on her sister, Stella. After Stanley hearing of this incident he begins to think that Blanche sold the house and kept the money for herself.…
Desire Blinds “A Street Car Named Desire” Written by Tennessee Williams, invokes many contrasting emotions within the main character Blanche Dubois, which leads to defense mechanisms that portray her character in a delusional way since she was influenced by society Blanche mixed her own motives and emotions creating a double personality between two worlds: one that has left her shame and deep scars from a past that chases after her constantly; and the one she wishes to create in order for her to…
with the main character being Blanche DuBois and her life after losing her family home. Williams not only does a great job at depicting the feelings that Blanche is feeling during this time, but he’s able to also portray the lives of the people in Blanche’s life. Blanche is from Laurel, Mississippi, but after losing her family home she leaves Mississippi and moves to New Orleans to live with her sister Stella. Stella is married to a man named Stanley, whom Blanche is not too fond of. She seems…
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a delusion, Blanche escapes from reality. Which is Blanche’s main problem because, life is not a fantasy. As seen in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. Blanche has come to stay with her sister, Stella, and her brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski in New Orleans after a tragic experience. She comes to Stella in hope of finding help after the death of her husband, Allen Grey. While visiting Stella she, meets Mitch, a man…
Blanche Dubois is the protagonist of the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” written by Tennessee Williams. Her character is portrayed as a middle aged woman who is supposed to be a going crazy because she drowns in her own thoughts. Blanche is able to keep her thoughts together, but “ critic Anca Vlasopolos interprets Blanche’s downfall as a demonstration of William’s sympathy for her circumstances and a condemnation of the society that destroys her” (Blanche Dubois An Antihero). Blanche herself…
Blanche Dubois vs. Stella Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire is an old American play that was published in 1947. It was written by an intelligent American playwright named Tennessee Williams. He is a well-respected writer, who wrote this play by using lyrical language. He uses this technique to carefully structure his characters’ emotions and actions. Most of his characters are realistic because of their way of thinking, lifestyle, and values. Two main characters that play a major part in A…
Desire Blanche Dubois’ doom is hinted in the first scene when she asks if she has arrived at Elysian Fields. It is very clear that her desires are associated with sex and alcohol, however, it is questionable if the Cemeteries was the death of her relatives in Belle Reve or her own demise, and if her arrival at Stella’s home is the Elysian Fields or if the mental institution is her destination. Is Blanche at fault for her own demise? No. “They told me to take a streetcar named Desire…,” Blanche…