Throughout the play, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, the dueling personalities of Blanche and Stanley drive the plot. The sources of their conflicts are seen through their differences in where they were raised, as well as their different experiences with marriage. The main conflict between Blanche and Stanley revolves around the way they were raised. Blanche was raised in Belle Reve which, is considered to be the Old South. Here, both Blanche and Stella lived on a plantation which represents their high class status in the south. While this becomes a thing of the past for Stella, Blanche seems to hold onto the idea of the past for as long as she can. “But you are the one that abandoned Belle Reve, not I! I stayed and fought for it, bled for it, almost died for it!” With this statement, Blanche explains how she attempted to protect her past even if it meant she would die to save it. Unlike Blanche, Stanley does not have the ideals of the Old South. Instead, he carries the ideas…show more content… Blanche thought she had everything she wanted. When she was young, she thought she had found a man who she could be happy with. However, she soon discovered he was having an affair with a man. Her words, which prompted his suicide, were what caused her morals to change. “…intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with…” Her husband’s suicide was the first thing which changed Blanche’s mindset. The stress and horrible experience of her relationship caused her to want to dwell on the past however; this would also be what caused her downfall. Unlike Blanche, Stanley’s relationship with Stella does not have any problems. “There’s nothing to be scared of. They’re crazy about each other.” Even when faced with violence, Stella cannot bear to leave Stanley. Although it may not be seen as a safe relationship, to them nothing can keep them