One of the main themes expressed by Tennessee Williams in his play, A Streetcar

Named Desire, is to condemn those who display cruelty and harshness in their

treatment of others, especially those who are weak and vulnerable. Three

characters who demonstrate these insensitive qualities are Blanche, Mitch, and

Stanley. Whether the cruelty is deliberate or not, it results in the

destruction of others, both physically and mentally.

Blanche Dubois, the central victim of mistreatment in the play, was herself,

dealing out her share of insensitivities during her younger days. When Blanche

was 16, she had a very handsome lover named Allan Gray. She was very much in

love with him and decided to marry him. But by total surprise one night,

Blanche found her lover in bed with another man. She tried to pretend that

nothing had happened. However, she was unable to hold what she saw inside, and

told Allan "I saw, I know, you disgust me..."( p.96). To Allan, Blanche seemed to

unfavourable stories of Blanche's checkered past and the relationship quickly

incredible pain inside and outside when abused. Their minds are like time bombs,

turned sour. Mitch had not believed Stan at first, but when he received

Huntleigh) to salvage her pride, pretend to play along with the charade. He

hurting Allan, enough damage was done to prompt Allan to shoot himself, his mind

be her salvation, but when Mitch exposes her vulnerability, she essentially

found no reason to continue living. Although Blanche had no intentions of

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