‘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.