... meanings or significance to objects, events or relationships. Symbolism plays an important role in the play by helping readers understand the concept of the theme better. The most obvious symbol used in A Streetcar Named Desire is its title and the actual reference, in the play, to the streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries. They not only are the means by which Blanche was brought to the home ... of Stanley and Stella; as the play unfolds, we realize the names of the streetcars have a greater significance. [Blanche says, " They told me to take ... she did not with her husband. She then...

• Word Count: 844
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Paul's Case," by Willa Cather, is about a teenage boy named Paul who despises his common, dreary life. He lives on Cordelia Street in Pittsburgh. Paul sees his home on Cordelia Street to be one of "ugliness and commonness" characterized by his room with "horrible yellow wallpaper," an old bathroom with a ... "brought down with sudden vehemence," soaking his inadequate clothing and "driving in sheets" between him and the glowing lights of the hotel, forcing him back to the streetcar and to Cordelia Street. After the night in cellar the "the sodden November chill was broken by the last flash ....

• Word Count: 823
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Paul's Case," by Willa Cather, is about a teenage boy named Paul who despises his common, dreary life. He lives on Cordelia Street in Pittsburgh. Paul sees his home on Cordelia Street to be one of "ugliness and commonness" characterized by his room with "horrible yellow wallpaper," an old bathroom with a ... "brought down with sudden vehemence," soaking his inadequate clothing and "driving in sheets" between him and the glowing lights of the hotel, forcing him back to the streetcar and to Cordelia Street. After the night in cellar the "the sodden November chill was broken by the last flash .....

• Word Count: 821
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School