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Gandhi Street Car Named Desire Essay

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The purpose of this discussion was to explore the issues of character, themes and values presented in a Street Car Named Desire and the manner in which Tennessee Williams infused these ideas into this classic play.

The research reveals that Character presented through the play varied from vain to cruel. Blanche had character traits that were superficial while her sister was loyal and extremely tolerant of others. Stanley was a bully who abused his wife and raped his sister-in-law. The discussion also revealed several themes present throughout the play including sex, fantasy and women dependent upon men. The discussion found that

Finally the discussion explored values and found a tug of war between the traditional values Blanche and Stella were taught and the values they adapt as a result of life experiences.
Works Cited

Bloom, Harold, ed. Tennessee Williams's a Streetcar Named Desire. New York: Chelsea House, 1988.

Brownstein, Oscar Lee. Strategies of Drama: The Experience of Form. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.

King, Kimball. "Tennessee Williams: A Southern Writer." The Mississippi Quarterly 48.4 (1995): 627+.

Mermelstein, David. "A Streetcar Named Desire." New Criterion Dec. 1998: 57.

Saal, Ilka. "Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire." The Mississippi Quarterly 56.3 (2003): 469+.

Tischler, Nancy M. Student Companion to Tennessee Williams. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.

Williams, Tennessee. "A Streetcar Named Desire"

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Works Cited

Bloom, Harold, ed. Tennessee Williams's a Streetcar Named Desire. New York: Chelsea House, 1988.

Brownstein, Oscar Lee. Strategies of Drama: The Experience of Form. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.

King, Kimball. "Tennessee Williams: A Southern Writer." The Mississippi Quarterly 48.4 (1995): 627+.

Mermelstein, David. "A Streetcar Named Desire." New Criterion Dec. 1998: 57.
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