Explore how Tennessee Williams allows us to see different points of view in a streetcar Named Desire

Question 1

What is the point of view?

Answer 1

Third Person
- The story is not told through any one character’s eyes and no individual narrates the development or introduces the scenes.

Question 2

What is the effect of Blanche’s poor mental state?

Answer 2

• It creates a sense of impending doom and briefly puts the audience inside Blanche’s head
• Increases empathy towards Blanche

Question 3

In which scene do we see action in two different places happen simultaneously?

Answer 3

Scenes 3 and 11
The poker game is happening in one room of the Kowalski flat and the women in another.