From a play, which centres on a family, show to what extent you think that the insistence on family loyalties contribute to the dramatic conflict and the outcome of the play.
In a “Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams the insistence on family loyalties contributes greatly to the dramatic conflict and indeed the final outcome of the play. The family in this play consists of husband and wife, Stanley and Stella Kowalski and Stella’s sister, Blanche Dubois, who is visiting her sister temporarily. On Blanche’s arrival, it is evident that her middle class, sensitive background will clash with Stanley’s working class, rough background and contrasting views and attitudes will result in conflict between both parties, with neutral Stella stuck in the middle. Ultimately Stella has to make a decision between her sister and husband as she is faced with this moral predicament revealing to the reader where her loyalties lie.
“Streetcar Named Desire” is set in New Orleans where the majority of the play takes place in Stanley and Stella’s small, basic apartment. The apartment reflects the Kowalski world which Stella has adapted to and Blanche illustrates the Dubois viewpoint by saying