Although the basic story line is the same in both the book and the live play of A streetcar Named Desire, some things were different. Sometimes things were omitted from the book that were in the live play. Sometimes the dialogue or actions were just altogether different in the play than in the book. Even though a lot of detail is given when reading the play. It is nothing compared to seeing the live performance. When reading a play, sometimes it is difficult to read into the emotions of the scene. Body language and tone of voice can change the way that certain dialog is interpreted. Once the live performance is viewed, it helps to give a better understanding of the story line.

There are some differences in scene one from the book and scene one of the play we watched. An example of one of the differences between the book and the play is as the story starts out in the book, Stanley and Mitch come walking around the corner and stop at the foot of the stairs. At this point, Stanley hollers up to Stella who comes out on the landing. After tossing a package of meat to Stel

No matter how much detail is given in a book, sometimes it is hard to get the full understanding and meaning of some things until seeing the live version. It is extremely easy to misinterpret the way a line should be read. Whether a person is speaking in anger of maybe sarcasm, can be hard to distinguish, unless being specifically told what that person is feeling. Which is the case in some instances, but not always. Also live performances can vary depending on the directors interpretation of the lines and the feeling and emotions behind them. Many people can read the same play and all have different interpretations of certain parts of the story. For the most part, reading A Streetcar Named Desire was very similar to the live performance. However, the live play brought fuller meaning and understanding to the play as a whole.

la, Stanley and Mitch head back off around the corner. Stella calls after him "Stanley! Where are you going" (14)? Stanley replies "bowling" (14). Stella asks if she can come and watch and he tells her to come on, Stella replies "Be over soon" (14). She then says hello to the woman talking on th

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