Blanche

protagonist, Blanche DuBois, was a former southern belle forced to move in with her sister, Stella, after her husband’s suicide and being evicted from Belle Reve, her family home. To cope with these traumatic events, Blanche decided to recreate her character. To do so, she lied to the people around about her sinful past because she wanted to appear to them as the pure, southern belle she once was. As the lies piled up, she came to believe them as truth, therefore, creating her delusion. Blanche only came

Blanche is living in a time where it is a lot more difficult for women than it is for women in the present time. Blanche’s situation is one side of the representation of the play’s juxtaposition between the gender roles of men and women. As a woman, Blanche is meant to be the character that showcases women’s struggle. She was married but her husband died. She inherited an estate but had to sell it to pay off debts and creditors, “The four letter word deprived us of our plantation…” (Williams 2314)

Throughout Tennessee William’s play, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche exhibits many distasteful attributes that prevent readers of the play from sympathizing with her; however, when the loss of her husband and abuse from Stanley are taken into consideration, Blanche is seen as a character worthy of sympathy. Additionally, Vivien Leigh’s portrayal of Blanche was authentic in that she suffered from bipolar disorder, which mirrored Blanche’s mental issues, thereby invoking sympathy in the audience

chooses to protect and defend Blanche simply due to the fact that she feels that it is her duty as Blanche’s sister. Regardless of the fact that she “lost” Belle Reve or constantly lies about her life, Stella chooses to stand by her sister, refusing to let Stanley constantly batter her without seemingly any warrant. She states, “Now please tell me quietly what you think you’ve found out about my sister” (Williams 119), showing that she is skeptical of any rumors regarding Blanche, despite the fact that

In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanche Dubois is the tragic hero of the work. She is a confident woman who is capable of doing great things. However, her own flaws and circumstances both go hand and hand and lead to her downfall. There were multiple things that were completely out of Blanche's control that led to the eventual mental breakdown. The first of many is the loss of her childhood home and family. Blanche's sister, Stella, had already left her to go build a life with

How are Stella, Stanley, Blanche, and Steve interrelated? Steve and Stanley are friends, Steve along with others play poker games together. Stella and Blanche are sisters, Blanche is older by 5 years. Stanley and Stella are married, Stanley is Polish and comes from a low income area. What is Stanley’s initial response to Blanche’s visit at the end of Scene One? He is taken back for a moment because he did not expect her to be visiting. When Blanche introduces herself, Stanley responds with “Stella’s

incident it leaves Blanche very vulnerable, leaving her as basically prey for Stanley. But

Streetcar Named Desire; Blanche and Stella These two sisters have many of the same characteristics but they have just as much uncommon. Blanche Dubois is romantic and idealistic but discontented and desperate. She dwells in fantasy, pretending to be the person who she once was. Stella Kowalski is simple, humble, realistic, down-to-earth, and basically content with her life as a housewife and expecting mother. But their similarities come in with their dependence on men, their implanted respectable

Tennessee Williams’, A Streetcar Named Desire, follows Blanche DuBois as she leaves her life in Laurel, Mississippi to try to create a new start for herself in Elysian Fields, New Orleans. Blanche lives in a world of illusion which contrasts that of her sister Stella and brother-in-law, Stanley. Her reliance on the self-made fantasy, and even delusion, is revealed throughout each scene. Blanche’s illusions are placed into different symbols of A Streetcar Named Desire and when rigorously investigated

Williams’ Tragedy: The Unforgivable Fate of Blanche DuBois Life can be unfair. Kindness might not go two ways. Those seeking compassion are often trampled in world full of those who seek power. This imbalance is represented in A Streetcar Named Desire through two characters. Stanley and Blanche are polar opposites. Blanche seeks compassion and Stanley seeks power. The battle between their characters starts almost as soon as their conflicting personalities meet. Blanche, a woman seeking a way out of the crippling