‘Despite the excitement and clamour, the play essentially shows us the vulnerability of human beings.’ In the light of this comment, explore Williams’ dramatic presentation of vulnerability in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Intro

Para 1 Blanch

Para 2 Stanly

Para 3 Stella

Loss of Bell Reve

Leads to her abuse of substances

Insecurities

Men

The boy at the school

The men at the place she went to after she was fired

Stanly

Mitch

The young boy

Vulnerable to light

Lies about her age

Always bathing herself

lying about drinking alcohol

Her hallucinations are heightened

contributes to her madness

Blanche's arrival

Fragile masculinity

protective

Animalistic

forcing dominance in the home

Stella gets hit by Stanley

returned to stanly after he hit her

Eunis - stella

rep of many women at the time

Tennessee Williams reflects the vulnerability of society during 20th century America in his playwright.