A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, is a playwright that posses multiple themes and motifs. Desire is obviously the central theme of the play, hence the name, A Streetcar Named Desire. Frequently, throughout the play each character seems to be driven by some form of desire; the following quotes will exam the central idea of, desire. the most prominent character in the play that follows their desire is Blanche. Blanche desperately tries to deny her desires; however, desire is the emotion that motivates and drives her, quite literally in fact, when her desire causes her to be driven out of town. Blanche cannot figure out the right way of handling her feelings; she is constantly either restraining or chasing her desire. She countlessly
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This quotes emphasis how Blanche believes that Stella is acting on her desire, specifying to Stella staying with Stanley no matter how badly he treats her. Stella’s desire for Stanley pulls her away from Belle Reve and her past. Stella is drawn to Stanley’s brute, animal sexuality, and he is drawn to her traditional, domestic, feminine sexuality. Stella is pregnant: her sexuality is deeply tied to both womanliness and motherhood. Even though Stanley is violent to Stella, their sexual dynamic keeps them together. When Blanche is horrified that Stanley beats Stella, Stella explains that the things that a man and a woman do together in the dark maintain their relationship.Stella is simply blinded by love, hope and lust and her strong desire for Stanley and their family gives her the strength she needs to stay with him, even if he is abusive. Although, Stella is blinded by love and desire, this quote doesn't just apply to Stella and Blanche, but can relate to everyone. People are constantly blinded by both love and desire, and often base actions on those blinding feelings. Desire, which often leads people on a whim that can either be good or bad, are often blind to the negative …show more content…
In the play, almost all characters are overcome by the feelings of desire. However, the play also touches on the theme of dependency. In the book, Stella continues to stay with Stanley even after he beats her with the potential to hurt the baby. A quote that exemplifies this is; ¨oh, I guess he's just not the type that goes for jasmine perfume, but maybe he's what we need to mix with our blood now that we've lost Belle Reve´¨(Williams 81). This quote shows how Blanche thinks both her and Stella are unfit, hopeless and incapable of success. Hence why she believes they need Stanley's masculinity to fix things and help them reach success. This, however, is not the only example of this dependent on men. After Stanley beats Stella he comes crawling back to her and pathetically calls for her till she comes down and rushes into his arms, pretending it's all okay. This topic of dependency helps set the setting of the play, because of the time period men were more dominant and woman had little rights as this is emphasized in the story with these small acts of the women's dependence on men in the
This quotes emphasis how Blanche believes that Stella is acting on her desire, specifying to Stella staying with Stanley no matter how badly he treats her. Stella’s desire for Stanley pulls her away from Belle Reve and her past. Stella is drawn to Stanley’s brute, animal sexuality, and he is drawn to her traditional, domestic, feminine sexuality. Stella is pregnant: her sexuality is deeply tied to both womanliness and motherhood. Even though Stanley is violent to Stella, their sexual dynamic keeps them together. When Blanche is horrified that Stanley beats Stella, Stella explains that the things that a man and a woman do together in the dark maintain their relationship.Stella is simply blinded by love, hope and lust and her strong desire for Stanley and their family gives her the strength she needs to stay with him, even if he is abusive. Although, Stella is blinded by love and desire, this quote doesn't just apply to Stella and Blanche, but can relate to everyone. People are constantly blinded by both love and desire, and often base actions on those blinding feelings. Desire, which often leads people on a whim that can either be good or bad, are often blind to the negative …show more content…
In the play, almost all characters are overcome by the feelings of desire. However, the play also touches on the theme of dependency. In the book, Stella continues to stay with Stanley even after he beats her with the potential to hurt the baby. A quote that exemplifies this is; ¨oh, I guess he's just not the type that goes for jasmine perfume, but maybe he's what we need to mix with our blood now that we've lost Belle Reve´¨(Williams 81). This quote shows how Blanche thinks both her and Stella are unfit, hopeless and incapable of success. Hence why she believes they need Stanley's masculinity to fix things and help them reach success. This, however, is not the only example of this dependent on men. After Stanley beats Stella he comes crawling back to her and pathetically calls for her till she comes down and rushes into his arms, pretending it's all okay. This topic of dependency helps set the setting of the play, because of the time period men were more dominant and woman had little rights as this is emphasized in the story with these small acts of the women's dependence on men in the