skin-colour to give others a reason to distrust him. The most obvious way in which the alienation of individuals is presented in the two plays are the juxtaposition of the ‘outsider’ to their new surroundings‚ namely Othello the Moor from Othello and Blanche Dubois from Streetcar. For Othello‚ the Moor general is considered an outsider to everyone in Venice‚ where the play is set‚ simply because he is of African
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Blanche DuBois – A Southern Belle as Victim of Systematic Oppression 1. Introduction “Just remember what Huey Long said - that every man’s a king- and I’m the king around here” QUELLE!! With this statement Stanley Kowalski‚ one of the protagonists in “A Streetcar Named Desire” a play published in 1947 by one of the most famous authors of the South Tennessee Williams‚ the character captures the critical issue at stake – the underprivileged and repressed role of women in American society at the
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throughout A Street Car Named Desire‚ inviting a unique perspective for the reader to be able to assess the authority of the storytellers. The text struggles between two focuses and forms a debate on who the real protagonist of the play is: Stanley or Blanche? The two become almost like competitors in an arena and the stage is their battlefield in the play. Both characters have a balance of
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The final outcome claimed the victory of pragmatics‚ in other words‚ the failure of fantasy whose representative was Blanche. She was an idealist and romanticist proven by her saying‚ “I don’t want realism‚ I want magic” (Act I‚ Scene 9). Due to her first homosexual lover and the decline of her family in early years‚ she dissatisfied with the reality just as she disliked the naked light bulb which was “a rude remark or a vulgar action.”(Act I‚ scene 3) Thus‚ In order to keep the last dignity of a
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Morrie’s Way Of Living “Don’t cling to things because everything is impermanent” (Albom 103). Morrie has ALS and he is going to die soon and he knows that. He is trying not to cling on to things because he knows the things will not go with him when he dies. Morrie is trying to take the good for the bag and make it worthwhile until he is officially gone. In the memoir Tuesdays with Morrie Morrie teaches people to live life through loving family‚ showing that money is not important‚ and saying goodbye
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between Blanche and Stanley was it inevitable that Stanley would be the victor? In Tennessee Williams play "A Streetcar Named Desire" two of the main characters Stanley and Blanche persistently oppose each other‚ their differences eventually spiral into Stanley’s rape of Stella. Stanley (Stella’s husband) represents a theme of realism in the play; he is shown as a primitive‚ masculine character that is irresistible to Stella and on some levels even to his "opponent" Stella’s sister Blanche. Blanche
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I was very disappointed‚ and frankly‚ Blanche DOES come across-- by her own hand-- as rather unstable and needy. Blanche‚ though her own writings and not through anyone else’s prejudices‚ does not paint a flattering self-portrait here. The most glaring fault is her constant refrain that the world would not leave "innocent" people in peace. Neither Blanche nor Buck was innocent. Buck‚ in every account except Blanche’s prejudicial one‚ seemed to be a darned fool. No sooner was he pardoned from a long
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story of Blanche DuBois who seeks a new life away from the tribulations and wrongs of her past. In attempt to relieve herself from her previous life‚ Blanche goes to live with her sister‚ Stella‚ in New Orleans‚ where she is does not it into the norm displayed in such society. Through Blanche’s estrangement in New Orleans‚ it displays how the society valued wealth and superiority. Blanche Dubois portrays herself as one of high-maintenance and wealth as she lived in Belle Reve. Therefore‚ Blanche was not
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Discuss the dramatic devices Williams uses in the play to suggest that Blanche is doomed. A Streetcar Named Desire is a tragedy that is unlike a traditional tragedy in that the characters in it are not struck by some calamity or fall because of unwise choices on their part. Instead‚ we enter the play in the delayed aftershocks of a tragedy that has befallen the main character‚ Blanche‚ as she attempts to hold on to whatever remnants of her beautiful past she can‚ but ultimately fails due to a
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I think the relationship between a man and a woman is something very unique and different. That connection between two people is something that everybody wants but from the outside can not always understand. When it comes to relationships I have always wondered about the logic‚ thoughts and the actions of a person when in a conflict. I believe the idea of being happy with a special someone can create an individual to do some questionable things. In the play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there is a
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