"A Streetcar Named Desire"

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This paper discusses and analyzes the film and the book "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. Specifically, it compares and contrasts the book vs. the 1951 and 1998 movies. Each version of this memorable play brings a different slant to a well-known and often performed classic. Williams' play is the ultimate standard, but each work illustrates just how a different slant can update a dated piece.

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"When Blanche arrives at her sister's home, she notes how the play got its name. "They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and transfer to one called Cemeteries, and ride six blocks and get off at "Elysian Fields!" (Williams, Scene 1). From the first, her relationship with Stanley is rocky, as all three pieces show: "Laurel.... Mind if I make myself comfortable"" (1998 Browning). As Stanley sings or speaks these innocuous words, he strips off his shirt, and the ultimate end to their relationship is already sealed. Stanley is the sexual predator, and Blanche is the victim, no matter her past."

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