How and why is the Grotesque Used in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire? Throughout this semester‚ we were introduced to varying degrees of literary styles and themes. From the epiphanies discovered through American Realism‚ to the skepticism explored through Literary Modernism‚ to the conflicts of social conformity and individualism approached by a Post-Modernistic America and its writers. We have had the great opportunity of being exposed to individuals who questioned and pushed
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The Strange Thing Called Love Despite the complexity of the sonnets that William Shakespeare and Sir Philip Sidney create‚ one is left with a feeling of total admiration for the rich language in each poem that forces its reader to pay very close attention to detail. The sonnets differ in the focus of metaphors for love and how this passion affects the poets; however‚ both of the poems intrigue their audience through their integration of ornate imagery in their portrayal of beauty and love. There
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Blanche tells Stella of Stanley’s rape however Stella shortly after giving birth doesn’t believe her and instead chooses Stanley over her own sister. We cannot totally fault Stella for forsaking her sister‚ it is a decision made with the future in mind for her and her baby “When Stella chooses him (Stanley) over Blanche we understand she is choosing survival of the species rather than the dream of
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In the 1920s there was a very differential class difference‚ dealing with people were evidentially a lot more financially stable than others. v. When Blanche first arrives at Stella’s house she is shocked to see the conditions that Stella is living in considering she comes from a very wealthy background. vi. However‚ Blanche talks about having slept with multiple men to get money and protection. Poverty being the culprit behind these acts has forced Blanche to do such
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Blanche and Stanley. The battle between old and new America in the 1940’s was in full flow and the triumph of the new was assured. The constant battle between Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’s main characters‚ Blanche Du’Bois and Stanley Kowalski‚ reflects the changing of America. “Stanley carries his bowling jacket and a red-stained package from a butchers.” This quote gives us the first impression of the man of the play. There is huge significance in the fact that Stanley sports a ‘red-stained
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Illusion Vs. Reality Tennessee Williams and his works deal heavily in the contrast of illusion and reality and the characters’ struggle with this. Illusion vs. Reality is a major theme is mostly all of his dramatic works. The majority of these characters find themselves in a state of illusion. This was intended by Tennessee Williams to show how unavoidable and definite falling into illusion‚ or insanity‚ can be. Williams’ sister Rose affected him greatly when she became schizophrenic. This
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams And so it was I entered the broken world To trace the visionary company of love‚ its voice An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice "The Broken Tower" by Hart Crane SCENE ONE The exterior of a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields and runs between the L & N tracks and the river. The section is poor but‚ unlike corresponding
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In at least two works that you have studied‚ discuss the use of minor characters in either supporting or undermining what appear to be the goals of the protagonist. Throughout the two plays‚ Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ the minor characters play an important role in supporting or undermining the goals of the protagonist. In this case‚ in the Streetcar Named Desire‚ Mitch is the minor character that supports the goals of the protagonist
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In Tennesse Williams’ play‚ "A Streetcar Named Desire" the readers are introduced to a character named Blanche DuBois. In the plot‚ Blanche is Stella’s younger sister who has come to visit Stella and her husband Stanley in New Orleans. After their first meeting Stanley develops a strong dislike for Blanche and everything associated with her. Among the things Stanley dislikes about Blanche are her "spoiled-girl" manners and her indirect and quizzical way of conversing. Stanley also
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belle who lives in a state of panic about her fading beauty. Her manner is dainty and frail‚ and she sports a wardrobe of showy but cheap evening clothes. Stanley quickly sees through Blanche’s act and seeks out information about her past. In the Kowalski household‚ Blanche pretends to be a woman who has never known indignity. Her facade doesn’t just consist of snobbery‚ but it is also an attempt to make herself appear attractive to new male that could possibly marry her. Blanche depends on male sexual
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