... SND, p. 27). The loss of the plantation, and the excuses Blanche makes to avoid responsibility are just the first part of her self-delusion. Tennessee Williams sets the symbolism early when Blanche arrives at Stella's home. Alice Griffin observes that "On one level Blanche's opening words ask directions of the woman ... on the stoop; on another they symbolize her life journey and state a major theme of the play: They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at ... different world that more mirrors what she is u...

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