A Streetcar Named Desire Analysis Essay

In an interpretation of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ a group of my peers and I focused on scene seven, a crucial part of the story where Stanley uncovers and reveals the truth about Blanche. In a discussion between Stanley and Stella, he discloses that Blanche is not quite the woman she makes herself out to be and that she has a troubled past, riddled with juicy drama. One of the lines in this scene that has a significant impact on the events that occur later in the story, is when Stanley mentions that he told Mitch about Stella’s past, “You’re goddamn right I told him! I’d have that on my conscience for the rest of my life if I knew all that stuff and let my best friend get caught!” (Williams 126). This is a critical part of the plot in the sense that it is the beginning of the end of Blanche’s and Mitch’s relationship. When Mitch hears about her troubled past, he decides that Blanche is not the right type

Additionally, it ties in with our group’s theme of Blanche being a chronic liar, and Stanley’s desire to expose her as a phony. When he says this line, he is calling her out for her lies and it seems he is doing so with the best intentions in mind (keeping Mitch informed of who Blanche actually is). But with a deeper analysis, it appears that he might not be actually telling everyone the truth just so they are “aware” of Blanche’s past; he might be telling everyone this in order to tarnish her name and make her family and friends dislike her. This makes our chosen line even more important due to the fact that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to Stanley. The delivery of this line when acted out helped me to better understand what kind of person Stanley is. When read aloud in