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streetcar themes
violence and conflict
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stanley is enraged by Stella calling him a pig, and wipes the crockery off the table
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female roles in society
stella is a wife, sister and a mother fulfilling her roles in society
blanche wants stela's lifestyle and ties to integrate herself into her life, friends and relationships
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a woman's role is a sexual partner, but deemed worthless if they have too many
domestic figure, or figure to be slept with
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male dominance
stanley represents typical male figures, animalistic and asserts his dominance
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dominance over stella, feels he has control as a patriarchal man
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domestic abuse is prevalent, and women were meant to ignore it
rape normalised, blanche was not taken seriously
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sexuality
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stella
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open about her sexual relationship, more progressive
blanche criticises stela's life, calling it "brutal desire"
Alan
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caused blanche disgust, leading to him killing himself, leading to blanches guilt
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language
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stanley uses low order lexis, minor sentences and colloquialisms
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