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What is the setting of a streetcar named desire?

A Street Car Named Desire setting is in the 1940s, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The play was written in 1947.


Symbol of a streetcar named cemeteries in A Streetcar Named Desire?

a street car named desire is a train they used to get around.Literally, Blanche DuBois had to take a streetcar named Desire and another called Cemeteries to get to Elysian Fields (Stanley and Stella's apartment building). Symbolically, Blanche got to New Orleans through Desire (her descent into pedophilia and prostitution after her husband's suicide) and Cemeteries (the deaths of many people in her family that led to her family losing the mortgage on their estate).


Who played stella in a street car named desire?

In the 1951 film adaptation of "A Streetcar Named Desire," the character Stella Kowalski was portrayed by actress Kim Hunter. Her performance earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film, directed by Elia Kazan, is based on the play by Tennessee Williams, where Hunter's portrayal of Stella is central to the story's emotional conflict.


Why does Blanche drink In a street car named desire?

In "A Streetcar Named Desire," Blanche DuBois drinks as a means of coping with her troubled past and overwhelming emotions. Alcohol serves as a temporary escape from her feelings of loss, loneliness, and the harsh realities of her life. It also reflects her fragile mental state and her inability to confront the truth about her circumstances. Ultimately, her drinking exacerbates her descent into madness and contributes to her tragic fate.


What did Blanche mean when she called Stanley a Polack in a Street Car Named Desire?

Stanley sexually assaulted Blanche, drove her insane, and sent her to a mental intuition for the rest of her life.

Related Questions

A street car named desire In Stanley's eyes who is Blanche What does he know about her?

A street car named desire knows that Blanche is a con woman.


Who yelled Stella in street car named desire?

Marlon Brando


What was blanches zodiac sign in a street car named desire?

Virgo (The Virgin)


What is the setting of a streetcar named desire?

A Street Car Named Desire setting is in the 1940s, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The play was written in 1947.


What's the setting of A Streetcar Named Desire?

A Street Car Named Desire setting is in the 1940s, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The play was written in 1947.


How did blanches husband die from a street car named desire?

Committed suicide after Blanche 'caught' him with another man


A street car named desire Who do you think Blanche is What actions or evidence of her speech and behavior leads you to believe this?

I think it is Blanche who stole the car at the street. He is very secretive hence my suspicion.


What was the name ofA character in street car named desire -------dubois?

I believe the character name you are looking for is Blanche DuBois.


Who was the male star in 'A Street Car Named Desire'?

Marlon Brando starred both in the Broadway stage version and in the movie.


What movie does the male star yell Stella?

That would be any of the many stage and screen productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire"


A street car named desire What does Stella believe to be the truth about Blanche?

In 'A Streetcar Named Desire,'Stella believes that although Blanche may have lied about things that happened in her past, she has always been honest about how she felt. Stella thinks that is what matters.


Who was the actor that yelled Stella in a street car named desire?

The character who yelled Stella was Stanley Kowalski. The actor who plays Stanley is Marlon Brando.