... and other characters in the play. Due to past events in her life, Blanche has a difficult time coming to grips with real life. Conversely, Stanley Kowalski, Blanche's brother-in-law, is a very realistic person who seeks truth. The conflict between these two characters represents the battle between fantasy and reality. ... Blanche is afraid of, and the use of the setting of the Kowalski's apartment to represent the vulnerability of the interior to the exterior of the real world. From the moment Blanche arrives in New Orleans, Stanley is suspicious of her. When he learns that she has lost ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... with the rest of the characters. She is ultimately committed to a mental institution. Blanche's dishonesty and other mental and emotional problems became so severe that Stanley and Stella had no choice but to commit her. Blanche is obviously very insecure about herself. Hiding your true physical self is a form of dishonesty ... know the truth about her. Blanche's string of fabricated stories can be found in the very beginning of the play. When Blanche arrives at the Kowalski residence, she informs Stella that she is on a leave of absence from teaching. It was soon discovered that Blanche...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the test of one's judgment, either to believe in people's words or not. "There isn't a goddamn thing but imagination[,] and lies and conceit and tricks!" exclaims Blanche's arch enemy Stanley Kowalski. In Stanley's eyes, Blanche exemplifies what it means to live behind a mask. Illusions are not necessarily harmful unless it is driven by greed, desire or negative motivations. For Blanche, this is how ... nature. To control his situation, he surpasses Blanche's illusionary barriers and crushes her. This makes reality for her even more complex to handle, which causes her to break down. In ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... characters, Blanche the older sister who is like the belle of the ball, Stella the younger sister who left home and got married, and Stella's' husband Stanley, a 'common man'. Amanda Brooke Lerner playing Blanche was remarkable, she spoke very articulately and even sitting in the back row, you could feel her ... cannot tell fully whether she has resigned herself to Blanches plight or is in denial of what her husband could be capable of. Chris Daftsios playing Stanley is every bit a rough, weathered, almost over compensating machismo male. At times you get the sense of righteousness ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School