Conflict Between Blanche And Stanley In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In this essay, the author

• Analyzes how the conflict between blanche and stanley in tennessee williams' "a streetcar named desire" leads to stanley's rape of stella. stanley represents a theme of realism in the play.
• Analyzes how blanche, who had been caring for a generation of dying relatives at belle reve, has been forced to sell the family plantation. she lives in illusions which bring upon her downfall.
• Analyzes how conflict arises when blanche arrives at the kowalski household and stanley's authority over his home and his wife stella is questioned.

• Analyzes how the conflict between blanche and stanley in tennessee williams' "a streetcar named desire" leads to stanley's rape of stella. stanley represents a theme of realism in the play.
• Analyzes how blanche, who had been caring for a generation of dying relatives at belle reve, has been forced to sell the family plantation. she lives in illusions which bring upon her downfall.
• Analyzes how conflict arises when blanche arrives at the kowalski household and stanley's authority over his home and his wife stella is questioned.
• Analyzes the conflict between stanley's "napoleonic code" and belle reve in the play.
• Opines that williams intended stanley to question blanche and for her to simply return his remarks with legitimate reasons. the conflict can only be increased because stanley has not yet been able to dismantle
• Analyzes how the conflict between stanley and stella climaxes in scene ten, where stanley disproves blanche's tales about the millionaire.
• Analyzes how blanche has lost everything by the end of the play, beginning with relatives, belle reve moving onto her sanity and being raped, and finally ending with her at a mental institute as proposed by stella.
• Analyzes how the symbolism used with the two conflicting characters can be seen through the music used in the stage directions of the play.
• Opines that blanche would never gain stella from stanley, though he can be violent and abusive towards his wife, but she still remains, and still has her love for him.
• Analyzes how the audience's sympathies may change from stanley at the beginning because of the invasion of an alien character living in his home to blanche after her rape and mental state
• Compares the differences between stanley and blanche based on what each character represents. the old south with dying traditions, while stanley represents the new south where chivalry no longer exists.
• Explains that stella and stanley had a strong, rigid relationship. blanche underestimated stanley and did not foresee the problems which eventually brought her downfall.
• Opines that it was inevitable that stanley would be seen as the victor between him and blanche. from the beginning stella and stanley have had a strong, rigid relationship.