a streetcar named desire
The term “motif” is defined in the Oxford English dictionary as “ a theme repeated and developed in artistic work .”Tennessee Williams was once quoted as saying "Symbols are nothing but the natural speech of drama...the purest language of plays" This is clearly evident in A Streetcar Named Desire. In analyzing the main character of the story, Blanche DuBois, it is crucial to use both the literal impliclation of the text as well as the motifs, the symbols and the imagery incorporated in the story to get a complete and thorough understanding of her. The actions of all the characters in the play are driven by desire. Blanche desires to be loved and needs to be wanted. But it is in pursuit of what she desires, that she so completely wrecks her life in Laurel. “Belle Reve”, the home where she and Stella grew up translates into “beautiful dream”. This is symbolic of her fairytale life and suggests that realism was rarely a reality. I see symbolism in the fact that the high school superintendent is named “Graves” and he is the one who banishes her from Laurel on account of her overstepping the
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Approximate Word count = 785
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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