A Streetcar Named Desire - DIALECTICAL JOURNALS
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“They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at - Elysian Fields!” (Scene 1, Page 6)
Sexual desires are a common interest several people tend to have and Blanche Dubois significantly portray and represents the theme of sexual intimacy in A Street Car Named Desire as Tennessee Williams uses allegory, allusion, symbolism, and foreshadow in order to demonstrate how do Blanche’s “trip” through several street cars correspond to the theme of sexual intensions. Each of the “street-car” or form of transportation Blanche rode in have a distinguishing name for each which provides a metaphorical ideology for the trains. Blanche riding in the “Desire” streetcar refers to the theme of sexual aspirations throughout the story which Blanche rides, as she “desires” it. Meanwhile, transferring to the next train “Cemeteries”, foreshadows her upcoming death or misfortune due to Blanche’s initial decision in search of “desire”. Additionally, Blanche concludes her experience of riding several streetcars with “get off at – Elysian Fields”. According to research, “Elysian Fields” is meant to represent the land of the dead according to Greek Mythology therefore utilizing allusion against Blanche Dubois for her initial lustful sexual desires by selecting the “Desire” train, potentially foreshadowing to an unfortunate outcome of her ending up in “Elysian Fields”, the land of the dead. Tennessee Williams uses allegory by illustrating Blanche Dubois’ chronological selection of streetcars from “Desire” to “Cemetery” and eventually “getting off” at “Elysian Fields”, the land of the dead according to Greek Mythology. This allegorical transportation of events portrays Blanche’s poor decision making by initially selecting the “Desire” train, a metaphorical reference to her intimate sexual desires and eventually transitioning to the “Cemetery” streetcar foreshadowing the disastrous outcomes
Analysis
Literary Features
“They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at - Elysian Fields!” (Scene 1, Page 6)
Sexual desires are a common interest several people tend to have and Blanche Dubois significantly portray and represents the theme of sexual intimacy in A Street Car Named Desire as Tennessee Williams uses allegory, allusion, symbolism, and foreshadow in order to demonstrate how do Blanche’s “trip” through several street cars correspond to the theme of sexual intensions. Each of the “street-car” or form of transportation Blanche rode in have a distinguishing name for each which provides a metaphorical ideology for the trains. Blanche riding in the “Desire” streetcar refers to the theme of sexual aspirations throughout the story which Blanche rides, as she “desires” it. Meanwhile, transferring to the next train “Cemeteries”, foreshadows her upcoming death or misfortune due to Blanche’s initial decision in search of “desire”. Additionally, Blanche concludes her experience of riding several streetcars with “get off at – Elysian Fields”. According to research, “Elysian Fields” is meant to represent the land of the dead according to Greek Mythology therefore utilizing allusion against Blanche Dubois for her initial lustful sexual desires by selecting the “Desire” train, potentially foreshadowing to an unfortunate outcome of her ending up in “Elysian Fields”, the land of the dead. Tennessee Williams uses allegory by illustrating Blanche Dubois’ chronological selection of streetcars from “Desire” to “Cemetery” and eventually “getting off” at “Elysian Fields”, the land of the dead according to Greek Mythology. This allegorical transportation of events portrays Blanche’s poor decision making by initially selecting the “Desire” train, a metaphorical reference to her intimate sexual desires and eventually transitioning to the “Cemetery” streetcar foreshadowing the disastrous outcomes