“It is desire that moves us, and, in moving us, gives our life direction and meaning” (Burton, 2014, pg. 1). The previous quote aptly describes how desire is an ever-present aspect of life. Desire is a feeling that has an effect of any and all actions, whether it is consciously or subconsciously. “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams is a prime example of how desire affects the lives of everyday people and the impacts of those desires. Williams does this by describing the intertwined lives
and affect what ambition(s) drive them. Characters from the literary works A Streetcar Named Desire, “Everyday Use,” and The Metamorphosis have conflicting motivations, which in turn reflects an overall
Readers are able to easily understand the atmosphere Tennessee Williams depicts in “A Street Car Named Desire”. He wrote this play under the assumption that due to an illness, it may be his last. “He set out to explore the far recesses of his mind to establish his main philosophy of life, "The apes shall inherit the earth." Williams was a very sickly and sensitive person in his youth and very easily subjected to the harshness and cruelty of others” (Marotous 2006). Williams filled his two main characters
Denny Jiahao Li Eng111 Wendy Lukomski A Street Car Named Desire The only comment that Tennessee Williams could make on the play A Streetcar Named Desire was that it encompassed everything that he had to say. This is because he wrote down this play after undergoing a surgery, which left him convinced that the play he would write after his recuperation would be his last composition. Consequently, Williams aspired to make known the deepest desires that he harbored, in addition to exploring his innermost
fragile fly desperate to escape. Blanche has many insecurities, flaws and fears. She is self conscious of her appearance and fearful of aging. Blanche applies powder to her face like a mask to hide from reality. When Blanche moves into the Kowalski’s apartment, her fragile delusional world is in complete conflict with the stark brutal reality of theirs. This conflict, this constant battle with delusion and reality makes Blanche behave like a trapped animal in a cage! The name Blanche Dubois