What is the role of male dominance within A Streetcar Named Desire?

In
, Stanley Kowalski is theof the alpha male type of masculinity. He's tough,
physically imposing, and protective. He is also dominant. Indeed, his dominance over his wife,
Stella, is such that she sides with him after he hits her and even after he rapes her sister,
Blanche. This dominance is largely because Stella is attracted to all of Stanley's
aforementioned alpha male characteristics. Stanley's role as the alpha male, and the dominance
over his wife that that role entails, is demonstrated early on, when Stanley throws a piece of
meat up to Stella. He...