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A Streetcar Named Desire

by Tennessee Williams

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche in "A Streetcar Named Desire" displays condescension towards uncultivated people and has a complex relationship with money. She perceives herself as refined and superior, often looking down...

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A Streetcar Named Desire

In "A Streetcar Named Desire," there is no specific mention of the type of cigarettes Stanley and Stella smoke or why Stanley might dislike Lucky Strike cigarettes. However, Mitch offers Blanche a...

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A Streetcar Named Desire

Williams positions Mitch and the girls on one side of the curtains and the men on the other to symbolize the divide between Mitch's refined nature and the rougher, more brutish demeanor of Stanley...

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A Streetcar Named Desire

In scenes 1-3 of A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois is described with physical traits such as being delicate, akin to a moth, and shunning light. Her non-physical traits include confusion,...

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