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Relationships in Streetcar
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Relationships in A Streetcar Named Desire
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Relationships in Streetcar
Stanley and Stella
Gender roles
Stanley = masculine, and therefore dominant
Stanley is agressive, violent, and abusive
Stella = feminine, and therefore submissive
Stella's pregnancy reinforces the image of women as being mothers and wives
Blanche's influence
Blanche's arrival threatens Stanley's authority, and control over Stella
Sexual relationship
Assists in maintaining Stanley's hold over Stella
Used by the couple to fix their problems
They reunite through sex after Stanley beats Stella
Class differences
Stella adapting to lower-class life
Stella attracted to Stanley's "animal" side - a product of his class
Stanley and Blanche
Class differences
Explored through the use of language
Blanche = high register, educated, lyrical/poetic
Stanley = lower register, simple, matter of fact
Causes conflict
Blanche looks down on Stanley, can be patronising
Refers to Stanley as being like an animal
Stanley looks down on Blanche, due to her privelleged upbringing
Sexual tension
Implied sexual attraction
Blanche's flirtatious demeanor encourages Stanley's attraction to her
However, she is clearly made uncomfortable by his advances
Perhaps resulting in her rape
More of a power play for Stanley, as he uses sex to assert his authority
Antagonistic towards each other
Their interactions with each other are specifically designed to incite an argument
Blanche in particular antagonises Stanley as she disapproves of his relationship with Stella
Blanche and Stella
Sisters
Growing apart
Language choices reflect this
Blanche acts very familiar with Stella
"Stella, oh, Stella, Stella! Stella for Star!"
Stella more reserved, withdrawn
However, she does care for Blanche
Blanche disapproves of Stella's relationship
Stella has moved down in status
Last living members of their family
Feeling of obligation towards each other
Conflict
Blanche antagonises Stanley
Blanche blames Stella for loss of Belle Reve
Blanche stuck in the past
Stella starting a new life with Stanley
Mitch and Blanche
Relationship of convenience
Mitch's desires to marry before the death of his mother
Blanche needs a distraction from her delusions
Attraction is mostly on Mitch's part
Class differences
Mitch = more romantic than Stanley, but still fairly uneducated
Blanche carries the majority of their conversations
Blanche's lies
Cause conflict in the relationship
Ultimately results in its ends
Mitch = insecure and unexperienced in romance
Blanche uses this to manipulate him
Mutual lonliness
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