Street Car Named Desire
After reading the play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, I have learned how family affects who we view ourselves. Stella DuBois has been affected the most throughout this play by both her sister Blanche DuBois, and her husband Stanley Kowalski. Stella has been degraded and taught to look down upon herself throughout life by the people who are supposed to love her the most. Stella grew up on a plantation called Belle Reve in the south with her sister Blanche. Both girls grew up as southern bells and were accustomed to the lifestyle of being Rich. In the play Blanche lets the reader know that ever since they were young Stella, the younger of the two sisters, has always catered on Blanche and looked out for her needs. Stella: Blanche, you sit down and let me pour the drinks. I don't know what we've got to mix with. Maybe a coke... [Stella then proceeds to go find Blanche a coke] ( Williams 18). After Stella brings Blanche back a coke, she continues to sit there and listen to Blanche and all of her "important" problems. Blanche does not for one minute stop to think about Stella and her needs. Stella is a needy person who needs the love and attention for her sister Blanche but never
Instead all she does is nag at Stella. Stella knows that Stanley needs her in that sense so she therefore holds onto that as tightly as she can. Blanche: I take it for granted that you will have sufficient memory of Belle Reve to find this place and these poker players impossible to live with. (70)Instead of fighting back, Stella just takes all the comments Blanche throws at her. Another way Blanche puts Stella down is by criticizing her living situation. (Williams 26)Blanche makes Stella feel very uncomfortable and is almost trying to act like a mother, but in a very critical way. Never once does she compliment her sister after not having seen her for so long. Even though she seems to be needed by everyone, they still try to make her feel badly about herself. (Williams 70)Sleeping with Stanley, even after he has beat Stella, makes her feel as though she has satisfied and pleased him. But there are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark- that sort of make everything else seem- unimportant.
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