Streetcar Named Desire Flashcards
Baker
“Williams did not rely on realism alone to portray reality. InA Streetcar Named Desireas in other plays, he effectively uses dramatic devices to convey and enrich meanings.”
Richardson
“Death and desire bring Blanche to this low point in her life. She never recovers from the devastating death of her young husband, indirectly caused by the nature of his sexual desires.”
Peters
“Just as Belle Reve is a relic of the plantation system that was the cornerstone of the civilization of the Old South, so is Blanche an anachronistic leftover from that culture.”
Gassner
“Stanley is decidedly an abnormal member of society. His brutal attack on Blanche lowered him to a realm of degenerates who are in no way fit for society, much less to father children. Therefore, Stella’s decision to choose her degenerate husband over an infirm sister lacks true motivation.”
