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."