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A Streetcar Named Desire

by Tennessee Williams

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche DuBois tells her sister Stella that she left her teaching job because her nerves broke due to exhaustion, implying she took a leave of absence. However, the truth is that Blanche was fired...

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche Dubois was fired from her teaching job for having an affair with a seventeen-year-old student.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche DuBois, a central character in Tennessee Williams' play, was an English teacher. She confirms this to Stanley Kowalski early in the play. However, Blanche's departure from her teaching...

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