The Streetcar Named Desire,

figuratively speaking is a streetcar that all people take, Stella and Blanche are no exception to this, in fact they are perfect examples. Desire is one of the most powerful emotions that human beings can have, the desire for material items, and desire for pleasures, they can drive us, compel us, and control us, but only if one lets desire control them. Desire can drive a person mad, Blanche desired her old home Belle Reve more then anything, she held onto the property for as long as she possibly could, the plantation became her obsession, the process of her degeneration began long before she lost Belle Reve, yet the loss only strengthened her disconnection from the 'real' world. Blanche had an unreasonable amount of desire, for both material wealth, and for pleasures, she let her desires control her. Stella, on the other hand, seems to be a much more reasonable person then Blanche, she is in sync with reality, she makes rational decisions and has a functioning life, yet even Stella is controlled by her desire. Stella is controlled by her desire, though she is overshadowed by Blanche, her desire is still apparent, even though the household is'int perfect, even though Stanley takes many actions that Stella cannot condone, even though Stanley hits her, the power and control of Desire will always bring Stella back to Stanley. The power and control of desire is absolute, while it bring pleasure and happiness, you must always transfer from the Streetcar named Desire, to Cemetery.

Bland Blanche?

Blanche, one of the main characters of the play "A Streetcar Named Desire," is a delusional person, she has detached herself from society so much that she lives in a dream world. At the Beginning of the play it is hard to see that she is indeed 'crazy' but as the play progresses you can begin to see just how badly Blanche is disconnected from society. Blanche has many peculiar quirks that she seems to depend upon, these quirks are in fact side effects of the dream world that she has put herself in. Blanche is a very delusional character who is disconnected from society, this is her defined role in the play, Williams limited Blanche's character in that way, because the play depends upon her 'insanity'. The play hinges upon Blanche's actions, if she was not so delusional, so detached from reality, she would not have responded in the way she does to many of the simple things in life. She does several interesting things, like hiding from bare light, and taking many baths, these things, like Blanche, are not common. These subtle differences are what make the play interesting, is Blanche was not 'crazy' then the play would merely be a tale of several people, but with no meat, nothing for a reader to sink their teeth into. Drama that occurs in a normal persons life is nothing compared to the drama that occurs in a 'crazy' persons life, Blanches 'crazy' actions keep us interested to read further into the book and discover more of the drama that is "A Streetcar Named Desire."