Femininity In A Streetcar Named Desire

There has always been a struggle between women and men. In the play written by Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, the author specifies the characteristics of both gender. Showing men as aggressive, while, showing women as delicate. However, Williams conceives that Blanche and Stella show two different types of femininity in the play, nevertheless, both of them are dependent on men, showing that females have a sexual desire. This sexual desire has also been seen in Stanley in scene 3 when Stanley called for Stella to come, “Stella! Stella, sweetheart! Stella! Stell-lahhhhh!” (Williams 67). Thus, In A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams juxtaposes Femininity and masculinity to reveal how women are dependent on men.
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