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Spoiler alert: Ironic that Blanche is taken away at the end... removed from mainstream society, when it is Stanley who is harmful to others.

Hannah A Maybe Blanche being taken away is Williams commenting on the treatment of mentally unwell people. I read that her unsuitable condition was inspired by…moreMaybe Blanche being taken away is Williams commenting on the treatment of mentally unwell people. I read that her unsuitable condition was inspired by his sister who was sent to an asylum and forced to undergo lobotomy (brain surgery). But Stanley and Stella's relationship is in my opinion emotional abuse. Their whole relationship is based around sex and Stanley gets mad because he's cockblocked cos Blanche is around, Another point of irony is that even Blanche who losing her sanity knows that their relationship is wrong. Stella needs as much help as her sister.(less)

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Who is the real victim of this play? Stanley, Stella or Blanche?

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) Define "real." ;) They all are, one way or another. Stella is a victim of her own unrealistic expectations, which she projects onto Stanley instead of…moreDefine "real." ;) They all are, one way or another. Stella is a victim of her own unrealistic expectations, which she projects onto Stanley instead of seeing who he is. (And we've all done that.) She is also a victim of Stanley's belittling, fits of rage, violence, and "he-man" user attitudes. Blanche is also a victim of her unrealistic expectations for life; like many alcoholic women I have known, she seems to be a lightening rod that attracts any problem or disaster in the vicinity; also she is victimised by Stanley because she happens to be there and is weak and he figures no one will believe her side of the story. And ol' Stan is a victim of his own ideas of what a "real man" should be.
And then there's the merry-go-round of the group dynamic. Strewth.(less)

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Themes in a street car named desire?

Big Brother - Disillusionment
- Delusion
- The fatal hamartia of desire
- The old vs new (Antebellum South vs Modernist America)
- Alienation
- Fantasy/illusions vs…more- Disillusionment
- Delusion
- The fatal hamartia of desire
- The old vs new (Antebellum South vs Modernist America)
- Alienation
- Fantasy/illusions vs reality (less)

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Is it of literary merit?

Milena Well that's ultimately up to you to decide but many book critics are of the opinion that it is of "literary merit".…moreWell that's ultimately up to you to decide but many book critics are of the opinion that it is of "literary merit".(less)

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