... as to develop lifelike performance. This style was performed by Tandy, but it was mastered by the unknown Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski. The casting of Marlon Brando as Stanley is directly attributed to Elia Kazan. Kazan naturally gravitated toward unknown actors, and after Brando's audition he knew immediately that the part had to be his (Kazan 99). The problem was that Williams had ... it cast for an older man in his head. Kazan personally drove Brando to Cape Cod to let him read for Williams. After a brief discussion, Brando ... locked down the role that would launch the career ...

• Word Count: 2476
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... In the wake of what Tom refers to as the "fiasco at Rubicam's Business College," Amanda has become obsessed with procuring a gentleman caller for Laura. It is a topic perpetually under discussion and the object of Amanda's planning. In order to make a little extra money "to feather the nest," Amanda is running a telephone subscription campaign for a magazine called The Homemaker's Companion. ... a lover, a hunter, a fighter." Yet Tom is perhaps not the best advocate for instinctual man: Tom is an aspiring poet, a reader and writer, a creator and a brooder. Williams revisits instinct in ...

• Word Count: 5517
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School