Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire"

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This paper provides a review of Tennessee Williams's play, together with an analysis of its primary characters, organization, and theme. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.

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"In her book, Understanding Tennessee Williams, Alice Griffin says of the play, "The dramatic tensions of "A Streetcar Named Desire" are built on contrasts -- in theme, in setting, in characters, in language, in action" (p. 45). These contrasts are readily apparent and are used effectively by the author to draw attention to the opposing forces at play. It is hard not to like Stanley and Mitch, despite their shortcomings, but it is easy to be cautious when presented with the character of Blanche DuBois, who "has always depended on the kindness of strangers." No, at least Stanley is consistently vulgar, abrasive and crude -- but he is honest and forthright whereas Blanche DuBois is unbalanced, scheming and manipulative. Stanley's wife, Stella, is passionately in love with her husband, though, and the opposing forces in the play come to grips in three acts."

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