Streetct Car Named Desire‚ two characters‚ Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski‚ stand off against one another as they fight over the attention of Stella Kowalski‚ Blanche’s sister and Stanley’s wife. But no matter how hard they try to demonize the other‚ they only succeed in showing just how similar they are. Their contrasting actions and feelings only serve to further illustrate how they are one and the same. Despite their hatred of one another‚ Blanche and Stanley serve as foils for one another
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Blanche Dubois is a complex character. She sees herself the way she wants to be‚ rather than for the way she is. She is a self-centered and manipulative‚ but at the same time utterly vulnerable. Blanche is constantly surrounding herself with things that will ultimately contribute towards her downfall. She sees the world in a different shade compared to everyone else in the play. Her morals are wrong and she’s an avid drinker who is filled with contradictions. She is a lonely woman who seeks company
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Maria Isabella “Belle” Boyd was born on May 9‚ 1844. Boyd grew up in Martinsburg‚ Virginia with her very Southern family. Boyd was destined to become a Confederate spy because many of her other family members were accused of being Confederate spies. Her father was a shoe keeper‚ but during the Civil War‚ he was a soldier in Stonewall Brigade. On July 4‚ Boyd killed a Union soldier who made fun of herself and her mother. This event is considered what began her career as a spy at age 17. In 1862‚
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Blanche DuBois and Tom Wingfield’s Struggle Between Fantasy and Reality The two characters‚ Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire and Tom Wingfield of The Glass Menagerie‚ both share an intense struggle between fantasy and reality in their lives causing dependency upon alcohol. Blanch DuBois approaches as a high class Southern Belle who depends upon others to care for her‚ but in reality she thrives on her self-proclaimed royalty. Meanwhile‚ Tom Wingfield is a pessimistic character who
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The character Blanche is quite a complex member of the play; you do not see a true representation of her until several scenes in. The two opening scenes show different sides to the character depending on whose company she is in. Having come from a good family with a “proper” upbringing‚ it can be said that she has led a somewhat sheltered life and therefore finds it hard to relate and sympathise other characters that did not experience the same quality of life. Her actions are impulsive‚ spontaneous
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A Belle Époque or a Gilded Age In the decades that led up to World War I‚ Europe experienced what some scholars believed to be a Golden Age. However‚ beneath the gilded surface of prosperity and exponential advancements‚ the countries of Europe were stricken with an unseen‚ developing menace. While technological improvements and an influx of industrial developments were making way for the dawn of an age never before dreamt of‚ there were deep rooted problems that would plague the seemingly ideal
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Ruffian and Eight Belles were two Racing Thoroughbred horses. Ruffian being born in the year 1972 and Eight Belles being born in the year 2005. These horses are very different when it comes to awards and honors‚ injury‚ trainers and where they are buried. Also having similar attributes‚ for example‚ the age they died‚ jockey colors‚ and the two horses were both euthanized. What makes Ruffian and Eight Belles similar is that they are the same breed of horse‚ which is that they are thoroughbreds and
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Named Desire A woman named Blanche Dubois‚ sister to Stella Dubois comes to visit her and her husband Stanley Kowalski. To Blanche’s surprise her sister’s husband Stanley is not like the men she knew growing up. Blanche is a fading southern beauty who has experienced many things since the loss of her home‚ Belle Reve. Throughout the story the reader sees Blanche having episodes that have the reader thinking Blanche is crazy. By the end of the story the reader sees Blanche actually become completely
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Blanche Dubious‚ appropriately dressed in white‚ is first introduced as a symbol of innocence and chastity. Aristocratic‚ refined‚ and sensitive‚ this delicate beauty has a moth-like appearance. She has come to New Orleans to seek refuge at the home of her sister Stella and her coarse Polish husband‚ Stanley. With her nervous and refined nature‚ Blanche is a clear misfit in the Kowalski’s apartment. <br> <br>Blanche represents a deep-seated attachment to the past. She has lived her whole life in
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How is the character of Blanche presented in Scenes 1 and 2 in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’? In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Tennessee Williams presents Blanche DuBois as an extremely multifaceted character who represents both old and idealist values in America. Appearances are deceiving‚ and this is clearly shown through the character of Blanche in the play‚ as she puts on a smug and arrogant front to conceal her fragile personality. To ‘blanche’ something is to ‘drain it of colour’ and thus the image
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