A Streetcar Named Desire Gender Roles

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Pages: 3

Gender roles, rape, affairs, gambling, and in-laws. Tennessee Williams displays the characteristic of fragmented worlds very well in his book “A Streetcar Named Desire”. As well, he fits all those bittersweet travesties into this story, and makes a drama filled play storyline, placed in the 1950’s, in the midst of the end of a war, and recovery from a depression. As Stella’s sister, Blanche comes and stays in New Orleans, Louisiana with Stella and her husband, Stanley, for a while, a whole turn of events happens, as well as secrets are kept, and let out.
STANLEY: “You see, under the Napoleonic code – a man has to take an interest in his wife’s affairs – especially now that she’s going to have a baby.” [Blanche opens her eyes. The "blue piano"