Blanche Dubois is a lady with a rough past; she lost her younger boyfriend to an old man, her lover died, and this predisposed her to a life of loneliness; she tells Stella, “I want to be near you, got to be with somebody, I can’t be alone! Because as you must have noticed, I’m not very well.” She met and engaged in intimate relationships with strangers to calm her strange desires. Due to this past life, Stanley dislikes Blanche and sees her as an easy target to cure his sexual desires.
Read the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. What is Blanche’s history, her traits, and is she culpable for the way Stanley treats her? Give specific examples and dialog to support your comments.
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