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Last Updated on July 29, 2019, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: 94
Investigate the emergence of industrialization and the decline of the old Southern aristocracy in the USA and analyze what bearing this has on A Streetcar Named Desire.
With whom does the audience's sympathy lie in A Streetcar Named Desire? Blanche? Stanley? Both? Neither?
Discuss the importance of New Orleans—its geography, its transport system, its laws, its music and culture—as a setting for A Streetcar Named Desire.
Examine the scene structure of A Streetcar Named Desire, paying particular attention to the beginnings and endings of scenes and the dramatic climaxes that they create.
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