But, honey, you know as well as I do that a single girl, a girl alone in the world has got to keep a firm hold on her emotions or she'll be lost!" Blanche DuBois, the tragically poignant character of Tennessee Williams' notable play A Streetcar Named Desire, compensated for her disheveled past with fantasies. Scarred by the abrupt suicide of her husband Allen Grey, Blanche gradually slipped into a world governed by her delusions. For instance, she was overtaken with loneliness so she embarked on a conquest to fill the void in her life with love. After many foolish attempts Blanche met Mitch, a "gentleman" whom she believed would replace her loneliness with love and respect. Sadly her ambitious fantasy was destroyed by Stanley's cruel intervention, and Blanche was once again abandoned by someone she trusted. In the end, Blanche could no
longer cope with harsh reality, and as a result she took refuge in a "make believe" world of fantasy and dreams.
On the whole Blanche's lustful fantasies lead to her tragic demise, as did her previous husband Allen Grey. Conversely Allen died a physical death where as Blanche "died" an emotional death. In conclusion Blanche avoided coping with a painful reality due to the fact that she lived in a world of "make believe", where her fantasies provided an escapable refuge from the harsh world she actually lived in.
However, Stanley had other intentions for where blanche and Mitch's relationship was headed. Labeled as her "executioner", he was determined to damage Blanche's Credibility since she had interfered with his dominant lifestyle. Stanley intentionally revealed to Mitch incriminating details from Blanche's past. As a result, Blanc
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