In the Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois's visit to Elysian Fields
A Street Car Named Desire In the Street Car Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. This classical play is about Blanche Dubois's visit to Elysian Fields and her encounters with her sister's brutal and arrogant husband, Stanley Kowalski, and the revelling truth of why Blanche really came. Stanley Kowalski is a very brutal and barbaric person who always has to feel that no one is better than him. His brutish and ferocious actions during the play leave the reader with a bad taste in their mouths. Stanley's brutality is shown in several places during the duration of The Street Car Named Desire. For example, his first array of brutality is evident at the poker night when he gets so angry and throws the radio out the window. Another example of his brutality is displayed when he beats his wife, Stella. Lastly, his arrogance and ferocious actions are most apparent when he rapes Blanche, while his wife is in labour in the hospital. Stanley Kowalski's first exhibition of his brutal actions occurs at poker night. Blanche turns on the radio, but Stanley demands her to turn it off. Blanche refuses and so Stanley gets up himself and turns it off him. When Stanley's friend, Mitch, drops out of the game to talk to Blanche, Stanley gets upset and he even gets more upset when Blanche flicks on the radio. Due to the music being on,
How does Tennessee Williams use of symbolism add to the dramatic impact at the beginning and the end of the play;
How does Tennessee Williams use of symbolism add to the dramatic impact at the beginning and the end of the play; "A Streetcar Named Desire"? Many playwrights use the technique of symbolism in their plays because it adds to the dramatic impact and allows the playwright to give the audience a deeper understanding of the play on a different level; this makes the play more interesting. Symbolism can be used to add tension to a scene, to foreshadow certain events in a play or even to give us a deeper understanding of a character. In "A Streetcar Named Desire" the author Williams uses a numerous amount of symbols to create all of these effects. He adds tension by using the music of the "Blue Piano", he foreshadows events in the play that relate to Blanche. It also allows Williams to give us a much deeper understanding of Blanches character, which makes us sympathetic towards her. In the first scene of the play the author spends most of chapter trying to describe the set in order to give the audience a deeper insight as to what type of sector of New Orleans the play is set in. He also spends some time talking about the type of people living in that area before he introduces the main character: Blanche. She is here to visit her sister Stella, who lives in one of the houses in that area. Blanches description is somewhat different from the rest of the other characters, which makes
The character of Blanche in
Blanche in "A Streetcar Named Desire" is a character who will throughout the duration of the play invoke all sorts of contrasting, even opposite emotions. To analyse one's emotions is no easy task, and to do so most effectively one must break the play into different parts and analyse them separately. The problem with Blanche is that she presents a character so mixed up in her own motives and opinions that one never knows if it is really her or an act she's putting on. The audience will find itself constantly readjusting its position towards Blanche and the other characters as the play unfolds and we learn more about her story and the reasons behind her inadequacies. Williams makes sure nothing is white or black but grey so that at some moments in the play we struggle to find a reason for her cool manipulation and hunger for power while at others we pity her pathetic life founded on lies and misconceptions. Even when she tries to break up Stanley and Stella's relationship we don't immediately brand her as a villain, we remember that if Stella hadn't left than maybe Blanche would have become what she had wanted to become rather than what society dictated her to become. When we see Blanche for the very first time we know right away that she does not belong in Stella's neighbourhood, she is "daintily dressed" and her "delicate beauty must avoid a strong light", she seems in a
How does Williams introduce the character of Blanche in scene one of A Streetcar Named Desire? What dramatic techniques are used and what are the effects created?
How does Williams introduce the character of Blanche in scene one of A Streetcar Named Desire? What dramatic techniques are used and what are the effects created? Williams uses various dramatic techniques to introduce Blanche in scene one. One first reading the play we get a feel for the setting and mood from the initial stage directions and introduction: The sky that' shows around the dim white building is a peculiarly tender blue, almost turquoise, which invests the scene with a kind of lyricism and gracefully attenuates the atmosphere of decay. We learn earlier in the introduction that the play is set in New Orleans, and the specific area in which the play is concentrated, is a poor district. This is repeated in Williams's use of words such a 'rickety' and 'weathered grey' a great feeling of rundown is suggested by the use of these words, but this is contradicted when we are told that it has 'raffish charm'. A very important stage setting is the sound of a 'tinny piano being played by the infatuated fluency of brown fingers. The music referred to is jazz music, known for its unpredictability and upbeat nature; this gives the mood a feeling of informality, a cheery community, despite the backdrop of a dilapidated city. Blanche is introduced to the reader after Stanley, and his wife, Blanche's sister have left for the bowling alley: Blanche comes around the corner. Her
'Holes' by Louis Sacher. A Character Study.
'Holes' by Louis Sacher A Character Study At the begining of the story is big, soft and overweight. He is bullied by a smaller boy at school, he had no friends and din't feel good about himself. It wasn't just the pupils who he was bullied by, Mrs Bell his maths teacher was teaching ratio's, for an example she chose two people out of the class to come and stand in front of the class, she chose the heaviest child and the lightest child in the class(Stanley was the haeviest), she weighed them both, Stanley was three times bigger than the lighter child, Mrs Bell wrote on the board that Stanley was 3:1 to the light child not knowing how much embarresment she has just caused them both. I think Stanley used to get bullied on at school because he was seen as a natural victim, people could see that he was soft so he was bullied. Stanley's happiest thoughts are about about his life at home and also about his mother and father, he never has had much money in his life, he has never been to camp before, he used to pretend he was at camp with stuffed animals and things like that, he got on well with his father, when he was on the bus going to camp green lake all he could hear was the sound of his dads voice singing to him before he went to sleep, I know that he cares about his mother because when he writes home he lies to her so she stays
Plot Overview - A streetcar named desire.
Plot Overview Blanche DuBois, a schoolteacher from Laurel, Mississippi, arrives at the New Orleans apartment of her sister, Stella Kowalski. Despite the fact that Blanche seems to have fallen out of close contact with Stella, she intends to stay at Stella's apartment for an unspecified but likely lengthy period of time, given the large trunk she has with her. Blanche tells Stella that she lost Belle Reve, their ancestral home, following the death of all their remaining relatives. She also mentions that she has been given a leave of absence from her teaching position because of her bad nerves. Though Blanche does not seem to have enough money to afford a hotel, she is disdainful of the cramped quarters of the Kowalskis' two-room apartment and of the apartment's location in a noisy, diverse, working-class neighborhood. Blanche's social condescension wins her the instant dislike of Stella's husband, an auto-parts supply man of Polish descent named . It is clear that Stella was happy to leave behind her the social pretensions of her background in exchange for the sexual gratification she gets from her husband; she even is pregnant with his baby. Stanley immediately distrusts Blanche to the extent that he suspects her of having cheated Stella out of her share of the family inheritance. In the process of defending herself to Stanley, Blanche reveals
A Streetcar Named Desire
The characters of A Streetcar Named Desire are reluctant to accept the truth.' Practice Essay Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire explores the idea of an imperfect reality and how the characters are reluctant to accept the truth. Williams, portrays Blanche as an uncertain character who has come from Laurel Mississippi to live with her sister and brother-in-law in New Oleans. Blanche hides behind the veneer of outer beauty when is placed under the spotlight, fails to live up to the person she would like people to think that she is. Stella accepts her sister as she is but Stanley only wants the truth out of Blanche. The consequences of avoiding the truth prove devastating. Blanche is reluctant to accept the truth and as a result her world hinges on illusion and deception She suffers from a terrible loneliness from which she seeks to escape in inappropriate ways. When nobody is watching she consumes enough alcohol, to save her from the truth. What Blanche is like when on her own is a direct antithesis to the image she would like to portray of herself. She lives in a fantasy world to protect herself against her weaknesses and shortcomings and has dealt with her suffering by taking refuge in fanciful dreams about herself and her surroundings, 'I don't want realism I want magic... I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them. I don't tell the
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar 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 believes that Blanche has conned him and his wife out of the family mansion. In his opinion, she is a good-for-nothing "leech" that has attached itself to his household, and is just living off him. Blanche's lifelong habit of avoiding unpleasant realities leads to her breakdown as seen in her irrational response to death, her dependency, and her inability to defend herself from Stanley's attacks. Blanche's situation with her husband is the key to her later behavior. She married rather early at the age of sixteen to whom a boy she believed was a perfect gentleman. He was sensitive, understanding, and civilized much like herself coming from an aristocratic background. She was truly in love with Allen whom she considered perfect in every way. Unfortunately for her he was a homosexual. As she caught him one evening in their house with an older man, she
A Streetcar Named Desire
Olivia Shaw Plot and Sub-Plot A Streetcar Named Desire The main plot in A Streetcar Named Desire is all based around the character Blanche DuBois and the never-ending downfall of her life. The play opens with Blanche arriving in New Orleans where she has come to find and stay with her sister Stella. Stella lives in an apartment with her controlling husband Stanley, when Blanche sees the apartment which she stays she cannot believe her sister lives in such a place. Blanche and Stella greet each with passion but before long Blanche becomes irritable. Blanche has bad news and tells Stella she has lost they're old home 'Belle Reve' Blanche says to Stella it's her fault and her leaving was the reason they lost their home. This gets Stella upset so she goes to the bathroom. While she is there Stanley comes home, he gives Blanche a frank stare and they have an awkward conversation, we find out Blanche had a husband who died when they were both very young. Stanley is common and rough compared to Blanche who is delicate. Stanley is a very sexual man and sex is part of what makes him tick. His appraisal of women is frank and straightforward. It becomes obvious that the sexual bond between Stanley and Stella is intense, and that this is what keeps their relationship going. Stella tells Stanley about the loss of 'Belle Reve' and Stanley thinks Blanche has profited from this and
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire Discuss how Williams dramatises Blanche's final demise into madness in the last three scenes. Make references back to previous scenes where appropriate. There are many ways in which Williams dramatises Blanche's final demise into madness in the last three scenes. The first is his usage of music. In scene IX, the polka tune 'Varsouviana' is playing. However, the next line says that it is in her head. This tune represents her past and old America. Then Mitch knocks at the door. He used to, and she hopes he still does, represent a new life for her, as she wanted to marry him, for protection. Once she hears him speak, the music stops. This does not seem odd to her. Williams is trying to present to the audience that she does not understand that it is in her head, and she has just accepted it. Then later, she starts to realise that something is wrong with Mitch. She could be wondering if he has heard things about her past. Just then, the music starts again. When Mitch asks what music, she says; "The 'Varsouviana'? The polka tune they were playing when Allan - wait! A distant revolver shot is heard, Blanche seems relieved. There now, the shot! It always stops after that. The polka music dies out again." Here Williams shows that the music she keeps hearing is the music that was playing just before her husband shot himself, which is why it stops after she
