Society breeds competition into young individuals. If one is able to face challenges and hold their ground, they are promised prosperity and a long life of good fortune. The opposite is true for the weak and unstable. Born on the top of the hierarchy, Blanche DuBois is seen as a stable, wealthy woman at a glance. Stanley Kowalski is working class man with rough qualities to aid in survival. Both are in constant competition to outdo the other and gain the absolute affection of Stella Kowalski. These classes set the two apart, but natural selection is one of the most important challenges they will face. Through the multitude of personalities and character types depicted in the drama A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams shows how society's…show more content… Starting at birth, this ranking continues to impact the individual's life: the rich prosper while the poor struggle to sustain. Stanley Kowalski is a blue collar worker who prefers a simple, traditional life. Born to immigrant workers, Kowalski started and continues to exist at the bottom of the social ladder. On the other hand, Blanche DuBois is the naive, upper-class southern belle. Neither Blanche nor Stanley can see eye-to-eye. Blanche points out their stark differences in demeanor in a conversation between her and Stanley through astrology. Blanche harps on the fact that Stanley must be "born" under a brutish sign which explains his animal-like behavior as well what must have been the reason for his commonness. At first she guesses that he is an Aries due to his loud personality, but it is revealed by Stella that he is in fact a Capricorn (page 88). Although the sign is not developed more than that in the play, Capricorns are known for being hardworking, stubborn individuals; the definition of blue collar workers. Blanche is shown as a Virgo which holds true when looking at her facade. Virgos tend to be concerned with the higher things in life. It seems to be that mimicry is a common tactic used by Blanche to survive the end of her cushioned life. Even though Ms. DuBois has strayed from these ideas, she was
