Write a 1000 word essay about Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire.

There
are many ways that a writer can approach the character of Blanche DuBois in s play. Her
character is both an individual who has distinctive elements and changes over the course of the
play, and a representative of a type, the fading Southern belle. Even more broadly, she
represents the declining Southern culture. An essay about Blanche could emphasize one of those
aspects of heror show how Williams combines two or three different aspects in the single
character. Both the dialogue and the stage directions provide numerous clues to the ways that
the playwright highlights different aspects at different times. The use of costuming, such as
her white and red outfits, and the relationship between character, costume, and light are
prominent features of Williamss method.

The audience or reader sees Blanche
in the New Orleans setting, where she is distinctly out of place. An essay can include attention
to Williamss strategies and techniques for showcasing Blanche in contrast to this setting and
emphasizing the old Southern world to which she belongs. The most obvious opposition, which
ultimately destroys her, is between Blanche and Stanley. However, the contrast between the two
sisters, Blanche and Stella, also helps accentuate some of Blanches specific characteristics,
which are definitely not present in her sister.