“Brutality in the film A Streetcar Named Desire”
In A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, Stanley Kowalski displays his brutality in many ways. He is a very brutal and barbaric person who always has to feel that no one is better than him. His brutish and ferocious actions during the film leave the reader with a bad taste in their mouths. Stanley’s brutality is shown in several places during the duration of A Streetcar Named Desire. Stanley Kowalski’s first exhibition of his brutal actions occurs at poker night. Blanche turns on the radio, but Stanley demands her to turn it off. Blanche refuses and so Stanley gets up himself and turns it off himself. When Stanley’s friend, Mitch, drops out of the game to talk to Blanche, Stanley gets upset and he even gets more upset when Blanche flicks on the radio. Due to the music being on, Stanley, in a rage, stalks i
Lastly, and the most evident action that leads the reader to believe that Stanley is very ferocious is when he rapes Blanche Dubois. When Blanche finds out that Stanley has to spend the night at home because Stella did not give birth yet, she becomes wary and is alarmed at the thought that of being alone in the house alone with him is a scary thought. When Blanche tells Stanley that she has put Mitch in his place for being mean to her, Stanley explodes in terror. He retreats to the bathroom to put on his silk pajamas. When he comes out of the bathroom, Blanche is threatened by his words and she smashes a bottle on the table to use the sharp edge to fend him off. Stanley approaches her carefully, but Blanche swings at him and Stanley catches her arm and forces her to drop the weapon. She then collapses at his feet and he picks her up a
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