Named Desire In this close reading analysis I will be focusing on the characters Stella and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. I am going to analyze the self-delusions of these two sisters and how their delusions help or harm other characters. By doing so‚ I will be able to show how their behavior in some specific instances shapes our judgment on them as a reader. The character Stella has some delusions about her marriage. She believes that it is acceptable for her husband
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through characters such as Stella and Stanley‚ Mama and Dee‚ and Gene and Finny‚ an
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Blanche Dubois‚ Stella Kowalski‚ and Eunice Hubbell‚ all exhibit low self esteem‚ depending on male companions for happiness. Blanche Dubois wanted to be perceived as a woman of elegance. In addition to frequently bathing‚ she wore the finest clothing‚ perfumes and jewelry. Readers later find out that this is done for male attention. Blanche was aging and desperately wanted to find a husband. Already shamed in her hometown of Laurel‚ Blanche moved to Louisiana with her sister‚ Stella‚ and her husband
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amusing how people can live in the same society and household but are so different. Stanley is married to Stella. Stella is Blanche’s younger sister. Blanche is the object of Stanley’s Id and the spark of Stella’s ego. Stella is the “middle man” or more of the “Ego” of the story. Stella plays both sides throughout the play. Pleasing both her husband and sister takes a dramatic toll on her. Stella possesses a substantial percentage of Ego. Blanche brings that out of her numerous times as the play unfolds
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American dream offers opportunity and freedom to people who work hard for it. The concept of the American dream is mainly shown in the character of Stanley Kowalski. Stanley lives a satisfying life. He is the perfect example of this dream. He has a wife‚ Stella‚ and a job that supports his family. Stanley works at an auto parts manufacturing plant. This job allows Stanley to be successful and to provide his wife and unborn child with the things that they need. Stanley‚ who is amongst the working class‚ represents
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a woman in crisis‚ visits her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley in New Orleans. Blanche is from an upper-class background but has fallen on hard times‚ both economically and emotionally. Stanley is from a lower-class background with a cruel streak a mile wide. What ensues is a conflict of epic proportions between Stanley and Blanche‚ with Stella torn between the two. Each character operates within his or her own alternate reality. Through Stella‚ Stanley and Blanche’s self-deception
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Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams‚ there are two sisters‚ Blanche DuBois and Stella Kowalski‚ who couldn’t be more different from each other. Blanche is a melodramatic‚ mature‚ old-fashioned Southern belle; while Stella is understanding‚ content‚ and protective. A Streetcar Named Desire takes place in the 1950’s in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. It starts with Blanche DuBois going to visit her sister Stella from the South‚ who is a mature English teacher from Belle Reve a plantation in the South
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races. Despite these women having vastly different pasts‚ there are some similarities in the role they play in their families and marriages and the way their power is important to the storylines of the two plays in relation to the other characters. Stella and Rose were both influential characters that have different elements of power‚ such as their caring nature and levels of control within their respective marriages‚ which impacts the storylines of their respective plays. Rose is the wife of Troy
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death of Blanche and Stella’s relationship as sisters. Blanche and Stella had a life together once in Bel Reve and when Stella decided to move on in her life and leave‚ Blanche never could forgive her. We can see this in the scene when Blanche first arrives in New Orleans and meets Stella at the bowling alley. Stella and Blanche sit down for a drink and we immediately see Blanche’s animosity towards Stella. Blanche blames Stella for abandoning her at Bel Reve‚ leaving Blanche to handle the division
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from‚ and Eunice lets her into the Kowalski’s two-room apartment. Stella arrives and expresses happiness in seeing her sister. Blanche asks for a drink‚ and Stella prepares it. They chat‚ and Blanche tells Stella how terrible the neighborhood is. Stella responds positively about her home. Blanche explains why she left her teaching job‚ an explanation that proves to be false. She expresses a concern that Stanley may not like her. Stella reassures her but also tells her not to compare him to men they
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