1. Fantasy, Romance, and Deception in A Streetcar Named Desire
... and openly admits it. Fantasy colliding with reality creates a series of conflicts throughout Streetcar. Blanche's old South ideals of gentility, refinement, and etiquette bring forth discord between herself and others when they brush against new South standards. Her former life in the upper crust of society no longer exists because of the "epic fornications"(80). Blanche cannot adapt to her new life ... aristocracy, Blanche believes it her duty to instruct the inferior class on the proper ways of marriage, social issues, and etiquette. Instead, her principles are violently rejected by ...
- Word Count: 2772
- Approx Pages: 11
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School