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streetcar context
personal context
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blanche was based off of his sister rose, who underwent a lobotomy
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at 18, williams' father forced him to work at a shoe factory
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setting context
set in the french quarter in new orleans, louisiana
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elysian fields is a reference to greek mythology, the underworld
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contemporary context
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feminism
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discusses double standards eg how blanche is described by stanley with the focus of his masculine energy
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historical context
published in 1947, two years after WW2
not a lot of reference to the war, except the salerno landings
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the play was first performed in 1947, under the direction of Elia Kazan
american civil war
causes
slavery found wrong in the north, but a neccessity in the south
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anti slavery sentiment in the north, wanting it abolished
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