Blanche DuBois and Daisy Buchanan

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This paper discusses how no two characters in fiction symbolize the qualities of the neurotic, upper class Southern woman more than Tennessee Williams' Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." It demonstrates how although different in many respects, both women are tragic contemporary figures of American literature.

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"Blanche has had a rather tragic that has left her emotionally starved and on the verge of a breakdown. She married at a young age, only to discover her husband was bi-sexual and when confronted committed suicide. This has haunted her and led her to numerous sexual partners, nameless faces actually. She was forced to sell the plantation due to the funeral bills from her parents' death. Now Blanche is essentially a pathetic middle-aged alcoholic pretending she is wealthier, younger and more beautiful than she has become. The pain of her past keeps Blanche from living in reality, however, she is aware of how she looks and shies from any direct light."

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