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In the following text, I would like to discuss the presentation of the character Blanche DuBois, in act one by Tennessee Williams.
In the following text, I would like to discuss the presentation of the character Blanche DuBois, in act one by Tennessee Williams. At first I want to say something about her name. It is of French origin as it means "White from the woods" when it is translated. On the one hand, white stands for virginity, youth, freshness, clearness, but on the other hand also for innocence. It is also contrasting with "from the woods" as I associate woods with a dark colour. It could be that she has a good and a bad side or that she seems to be free of problems, but has loads of them. These are the first thoughts a reader of "Streetcar named desire" might have, when he reads this name. The setting of this play is in New Orleans, in a poor quarter where many different nationalities are mixed up. The first description we are given of Blanche DuBois is in scene one in the stage directions. These are very important as they give us a first impression of Blanche: [Blanche comes around a corner, carrying a valise. She looks at a slip of paper, then at the building, then again at the slip and again at the building. Her expression is one of shocked disbelief. Her appearance is incongruous to this setting. She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and ear-rings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the garden
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Luciana Machado 23.09.04 IB English - yr 2 The Role of the Past in a Streetcar Named Desire French writer André Maurois once said: "A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body." This quote exemplifies one of the central themes in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. The past is something that characters are locked within chaining them to secret misdeeds and shameful actions ultimately leading them to the question of reality versus illusion, revealing their weaknessess and leading some of them towards their downfall. Williams presents to the audience the first issues of dealing with the past by one of the protagonists, Blanche. Born and raised in the Southern aristocracy, she cannot free herself from her rich past. She first arrives at the Kowalsky's aparment "daintily dressed in white in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklaces and ear-rings of pearl, white gloves and hat" (pg 117) conveying the idea of a summer classic, completely contrasting with the jungle-like atmosphere of decay prevalent in the French Quarter. The author focuses on Blanche's introduction as a dramatic technique in order to emphasize the idea of someone who is drawn to the past, by simply describing her wardrobe. Her white clothing portray her similar to a moth, drawn by the light, instead of repelled by it as the audience will soon notice. Her
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2006 Q4 - Theme of Desire and Key Incident "Streetcar Named Desire" is a play by Tennessee Williams in which the theme of desire is effectively highlighted by one specific scene. The theme is explored through the use of symbolism and characterisation. Scene 4 is effective in deepening my understanding of the play as a whole and reinforcing characterisation within the play. Stella, who is well educated, decides in Scene 4 to abandon her values and embrace Stanley's lower class way of living, for example Stella is reading "a book of coloured comics". She has become dependant on Stanley. Reading comics is childish and Stella has purposely left behind her well-educated background on her quest for Stanley's approval. We can see that by lowering her expectations of life and by marrying a common man, Stella has given into desire. This is effective because you wouldn't expect an educated woman to read a comic as they are associated with illiterates and low social classes. Another example of desire in Stella's life is that scene 4 takes place the morning after she was hit by Stanley. Stella explains that she is "thrilled" by Stanley's passionate anger. She is honest about why she likes Stanley and what excites her, unlike Blanche who troubles herself with hiding her promiscuity. She admits that the violence is the attraction. Stella's bluntness is surprising because she
