A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee William's

Tennessee William has expressed some Southern fiction in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. To begin with William described a desire to be a deep feeling rooted in longing for a companionship that haunts every individual. The story struck the southern society as they could relate to it. This was as a result of lack of trust tradition that the people felt to the government and the nuclear attacks. The fiction first considered the effect of the conflicts that characterized the society as they had different perception of an individual to the society and personal reality. Blanche expression of her freedom went against the society which Stanley realizes and tends to weaken her by exposing her to the outside world. Mitch and Stella distanced themselves from Blanche due to the past immoral relationship she had as they were blinded by the differences found in Blanche (Williams 23).

The effects of personal struggle in William occurred when his reality did not coincide with that of inner fantasies. This is portrayed by Blanche illusive way of accepting her circumstances as she fails to accept her reality. Her drinking and long hot baths is an indication of her attempts to wash away her past (Williams 119). Another fiction was on the society victimization and female self-expression. Blanche has been shown as a different woman who despite of being educated she was constrained by the southern society. She further knew that she needed a man to protect and lean on. Stanley always smashed thing but no one could confront his behavior. The society was further portrayed to be male dominated while women lack authority. This can be seen when Blanche is unable to make an alliance with power giving Stanley the power to dominate her. The attempted rape of Blanche by Mitch indicates that women were handled as objects (Williams 101).

Work Cited

Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. , 2004. New York: New Directions.