A streetcar named desire by tennessee williams
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A streetcar named desire by tennessee williams
Blanche (whom dresses allegiant) represents traditional values but lives in mysterious wonders in the darkness. Blanche has many secrets, and the only way she can hide from the light (the truth) is to hide in the “dark” and drink through her system. Stanley does everything possible to engage her and reveal her secrets to prove she is nothing but a liar. Something massive happened to Blanche, that even looking in the mirror reminds her of the DAY!!!
A streetcar named desire is nothing but a ride of dreams!!
I recommend this play even if you’re not a big fan of them, and it is a modern play and easily to understand the metaphors, not Shakespearian!
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energy being exchanged between men and women. Maybe others had done it, but
it was so couched in references or symbolism that the effect on the reader was mute
compared to what really went down. I liked Stanley's dialogue in particular. It was corny,
but fresh. "Hey baby, stop the rebop." In Streetcar, Williams tells a familiar story. Lust
between the relatives. The story is finally told to a generation that can appreciate the
tone Williams brings to the story. It is more elaborate than a dime store novel(pulp fiction) because it takes place amid the dying grandeur of The South. But Stanley isn't buying any of Blanche's affectations. "Lots of people never touch the bottle, but it touches them." Stanley eventually drives the truth out of Blanche. "I've always trusted
myself to the kindness of strangers." It held great appeal when I first read it, but not
so much now. All the cruelty heaped upon poor Blanche seems gratuitous.
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