In ADH‚ Torvald plays no part in looking after the children‚ as it is the woman’s role‚ this adheres to the archaic cultural context of their time. Nora treats them as doll children and playthings‚ just like she was brought up. She shelters them and gives them a unrealistic experience of life‚ as her father gave her. However the disintegration of the family unit is shocking and flies in the face of
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A Streetcar Named Desire is written by Tennessee Williams‚ and later filmed by Elia Kazan as director in 1951. The play depicts a story of Blanche Dubois‚ who is exiled from her hometown and go to her sister Stella for shelter‚ loses her mind due to her inappropriate and flirtatious behavior and intense desires of love‚ beauty and youth. In order to present such human tragedy on the movie screen‚ director of the film‚ Elia Kazan‚ make elaborate and meticulous choices‚ arrangement and organization
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shaped by Stanley’s cruel actions towards her‚ also leaving her mentally detached from reality by the end of the play. However Stanley Kowalski’s identity in the book is very much shaped by the relationship he has with Blanche when arrives at the Kowalski household. Stanley’s intense hatred for Blanche is motivated in part by the upper-class past that Blanche used to have. He sabotages her because he does not appreciate the way
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The Line Between Reality and Fantasy In the play A Streetcar Named Desire (ASND) by Tennessee Williams‚ one of the big themes from the play is the theme of illusion. Stella‚ Stanley‚ and Blanche allow illusion to shape and control their lives because they all see it as the best way towards happiness. Blanche’s life is an illusion because she wants to believe that she is still young‚ beautiful‚ and innocent while trying to hide from her past. While the role that illusion plays in Stella’s life
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communication. Williams continues to involve violence in this slight form during the scene through Blanche’s recollections of the DuBois family estate‚ Belle Reve‚ and how it was lost. During this verbally aggressive conversation‚ Blanche taunts Stella for not being
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Discuss the various ways the confidant or confidante functions in one of the following works. In the play‚ A Streetcar named Desire‚ Tennessee Williams depicts a conflict through his main character‚ Blanche Dubois. Blanche has a problem in believing that she is in a fantasy world. In this play one of the confidants that she has is Mitch. She not only develops a sexual connection to him but an emotional connection as well. Throughout the play and in real life one thing that plays a major role
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about a couple‚ a banker‚ Torvald‚ and a housewife‚ Nora. The story takes place during a period of time‚ when the status of women is not equal and suppressed comparing to men within the marriage. As the play progresses‚ it seems that Nora loves her husband‚ nevertheless being treated as a child. Torvald does not trust anything to Nora‚ especially his money. He thinks that Nora is too foolish to handle neither money nor any business. Obviously Nora does not like the fact that her
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Stanley and Blanche. Even in Blanche’s own mind there are conflicts of truth and lies‚ reality and illusion‚ and by the end of the play‚ most of these conflicts have been resolved. At the beginning of the play‚ there is an equilibrium‚ Stanley and Stella have been living happily together in Elysian Fields‚ however the arrival of Blanche acts as a catalyst and immediately she begins to challenge their way of life with her values. Blanche represents the Old American South‚ she was well educated‚ appreciates
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story‚ their real characteristics are made clear. Nora seems to be materialistic‚ unintelligent‚ and a “spend thrift.” (Ibsen‚ 1984) Even her close friend‚ Kristine Linde‚ thinks her to “know so little of the burdens and troubles of life.” (Ibsen‚ 1984‚ p. 15) While Nora may appear to be the typical homemaker who has no idea of what goes on in the real world‚ in reality she is an intelligent‚ motivated‚ strong-willed‚ and independent woman. Nora wants to be the ideal wife and mother‚ and tries to
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lives in a state of perpetual panic about her fading beauty. Her manner is dainty and frail‚ and she sports a wardrobe of showy but cheap evening clothes. Stanley quickly sees through Blanche’s act and seeks out information about her past. In the Kowalski household‚ Blanche pretends to be a woman who has never known indignity. Her false propriety is not simply snobbery‚ however; it constitutes a calculated attempt to make herself appear attractive to new male suitors. Blanche depends on male sexual
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