The protagonist in this play would be Blanche Dubois. She thinks that beauty is her greatest gift, and that she has to be in some sort of relationship with somebody for her to feel good about herself, knowing that she is getting older. She has come from a genteel background with a life that was “well made” with the now former ownership of Belle Reve, the families land that was passed down through generations. This causes her to have more open criticism about the imperfect world around her, more so
however, is Blanche DuBois. Blanche looms as the sole character to look past the simplicity of life and long for something beyond her daily mundanity, and all other characters in Streetcar are contrasted against her to help illuminate some quirk of their humanity. In addition to these contrasts, Blanche also provides an interesting character study due to her inability to accept reality and her semi-anachronistic nature. Although Blanche is provided as a contrast for most of the characters
In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” the character of Blanche DuBois is very complex and has many different aspects of it. Blanche DuBois a serious alcoholic has had a very simple life as she has never had to work or have any struggles of life thrown at her till she grows up and loses her family estate and also has her husband kill himself. In the story, she starts off with snarky comments to her sister and her feeling like she is all that. Throughout the story her life turns sideways as she meets
Williams concentrates on the childish Blanche Dubois who lives in her own world of lies in the pursuit of love and happiness. Blanche is the protagonist of this story, although some may argue that Stanley is. She chases the pleasures in life but, in the end, has only found herself feeling empty. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche loses her family mansion, which prompts her to come to her sister’s apartment to live with her and Stanley. Stanley is suspicious of Blanche her entire stay which leaves the
Being in a room full of people and still feeling alone is a daily endurance for Ms. Blanche DuBois. Not only is she secluded from society in a sense, but is self isolated as well. Emotional well being, society, perception of reality, and denial each add up to the thematic focus of isolation Blanche had created for herself. Blanche has had many traumatic experiences throughout her life, but has never had the time to cope with it. Each and every death took a toll upon her well being. Then, when
of Blanche Dubois The movie “A Streetcar Named Desire” contains many elements of insanity. The character that displays the most tragic insanity is Blanche Dubois. Blanche is from Laurel, Mississippi were she loses her home Belle Reve, after the death of her relatives. She then travels to her sister’s home where her actions lead her to insanity. She goes to her sister home as a fallen woman of society. She has a difficult time distinguishing between what is real and what is fantasy. Blanche Dubois
“ A street Car Named Desire” the author introduces a character named Blanche DuBois who is describe as a southern bell. She is reveal to the readers as a very complex person, but in desperate need of attention. Blanche who is Stella’s younger sister, came to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After Stanley and Blanche are introduce, he acquires a dislike for Blanche. Through a careful analysis of Blanche in Tennessee William’s “A Streetcar Named Desire”, one may see how her character
can be hectic and can ruin people’s lives. Blanche Dubois has shown two different personalities like, Dubois says she is a very proper woman, but Stanley finds out about her going through Laurel, Blanche lying about a man she is visiting in texas, and how Blanche tries to cover up her drinking problem show how she lives two different lives. Stanley, Blanche’s brother in law, finds out that Blanche was staying in Laurel at a hotel called the Flamingo. Blanche acts like she is a proper woman who would
protagonist Blanche Dubois, and through multivarious literary elements the theme is illustrated and better comprehended. First and foremost, the literary technique of motif can be used to depict the message of this theme. The concept of light and darkness is brought up continuously throughout the scenes as Blanche Dubois flees from the bright
lower voice to resemble Blanche's, and also moved my arms around to show my character's deep distress. Analysis of Excerpt Blanche explains her difficulties in life through an idea which pairs softness with attractiveness. She portrays herself as a victim of the demands that the weak be attractive. But the truth is that the abuse and complexities of life have forced Blanche to toughen up. Her use of the phrase "turn the trick" is a significant line in the excerpt, being an old idiom implying promiscuous