A Streetcar Named Desire: An analysis and evaluation on the ways in which Williams presents Blanche as a doomed...

Blanche Dubois is a wealthy, upper-class, old-style American woman, from Mississippi, who has come to a rough pop of New Orleans to stay with her sister, Stella. Before we even initiate to know anything about Blanche, from her first appearance we get a good impression of her vulnerability and implied pureness. Williams proposes that Blanche wears c bandhes that suggest slightness, such as a white suit with a flossy bodice, and Blanche is described as being uncertain, like a moth. Williams withal mentions that Blanches delicate beauty should avoid a harsh, strong light. As moths are seen as being silky and soft, yet undefended to touch, and also dangerously attracted to bright lights, this fits in well with Blanches character. We learn throughout the first few scenes of the play, that Blanche is very delicate and vulnerable, and seems doomed to be burnt to a crisp by the bright lights of New Orleans. In the common, simple place godlike Fields is, Blanche seems very incongruous, and completely out of place. She is dressed falsely for the place she is in.
Blanches body language also suggests an ambiguous manner- she sits completely upright very stiffly, with her shoulders slightly hunched and her legs touch close together. She seems very nervous and cautious, and clutches her purse as though her life depended on it.




Williams has purposely made her express joy nervously a lot, and seems to lie about herself a lot to her sister. She is an obvious alcoholic, but seems to resent this fact, and tries very hard to conserve this from Stella.

There is also a lot of symbolism in everything about how Blanche is described. For example, Blanches name means White Woods, and it is for sure not just a coincidence that her surname (Dubois) is so close to a word meaning uncertain (dubious). Blanche herself seems wounding to refer to her name, and nature, and Orchard in Spring, to make herself as glamorous as possible.
The white clothes that she wears represent innocence and...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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