Street Car Named Desire

Blanche put in great efforts to “save” Stella from what she saw as a horrible life with the drunken tyrant, Stanley. ters, is his need to prove his masculinity by being dominant and imposing. She was a young girl who was trapped in a woman’s body. When more thought is dispensed on this matter, there lies the question of whether Blanche is as confident in herself and her beauty as she seems. Blanche was never sincerely confident. Generally, she is able to adapt to all situations. From the beginning, it was clear that Stanley and Blanche had irreconcilable differences. Superficial is the first impression that Blanche gives when she enters the play. Because Blanche and Stanley are so dominant, it was impossible for them both to stay in such proximity to one another and not get in each other’s way. The two characters are very much alike, but to opposite extremes. Consumed by appearance and face value, she is unable to see that Stella’s new lifestyle is not as horrid as she imagines. She came to visit Stella with a trunk full of decorative dresses and fancy jewels, and although it was obvious that these items are superfluous in Stella and Stanley’s lifestyle, she paraded them about as if to show her true importance and beauty. Both are stubborn and imposing, but the attitudes behind these traits are emphatically different. On the surface, Blanche appears to be snobbish and conceited. This flaw is intertwined with her vanity and her need keep up appearances.