I think
that Williams' drama has much in it that relates to the modern setting. In many of the topics
raised in the drama, Williams was ahead of his time for they are issues that we see in society
today and still struggle to understand. In some cases, progress has been made. Yet, in others,
we find ourselves similar to the characters in the poker game, staring in horror at what we see
and lacking the collective will to do anything about it.
The issue of mental
health is something with which the context of the drama struggles and something with which we
struggle today. Blanche is in need of severe mental care. She has endured so much and it has
had such a profound and destabilizing effect on her. She exhibits so much of what we would now
easily call as "mental health issues." Yet, she is misunderstood in the drama. She
does not receive much in way of social compassion and understanding. When she says that she
"has always depended on the kindness of strangers," the...
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