A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

English 3H 10-15-98 A Streetcar Named Desire Essay Topic 2 In Tennessee William’s’ play A Streetcar Named Desire, a major theme that is present is reality versus illusion. In the play, Williams clearly tends to favor the real world of Stanley and Stella Kowalski, than the imaginary world of the unfortunate Blanche DuBois. He demonstrates that when the two worlds intersect, reality will smash the artificial world of illusion. The first evidence that proves Williams alliance with reality, is Blanche’s life before New Orleans, in Laurel. Blanche had fell in love and married a boy whom she thought of as perfect in every way. Unfortunately for her he is a homosexual. This intrusion of reality breaks up her dream image of her husband, and she tells him how he disgusts her. He then commits suicide, and Blanche forever blames herself. These unpleasant realities that have invaded her life, make her find refuge in promiscuous relationships with all kinds of men. She still believes that she...