Blanche Monologue And A Streetcar Named Desire

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who went through a lot early on in his life. He made an effort to get his life on the right path by studying to be a religious man. He was uprooted from the home he knew and the people he loved. Elie had to grow up quickly and deal with things that were beyond his capacity. He had to work hard labor and sleep amongst people in deplorable conditions. Elie kept his faith but there were times in his young life that he had to question why this is happening to him and his family. When Hamlet lost his father he had to deal with situations that were beyond his control. His mother married his uncle, who in the end was responsible for his father’s murder. Thoughts of revenge emerged in his mind. He wanted others to suffer the same way he was …show more content…

In “A Street Car Named Desire,” Blanche’s tragedy at the end, is her being sent to an asylum. Her triumph is the happy thoughts she has of being whisked away on a luxurious cruise. Blanche would dress up in formal gowns which leads the reader to imagine her living an exquisite, fun filled life, even though these thoughts were in her head. Blanche is a woman who used her rich life and sexual prowess to deceive others. When her past is revealed, she loses her sanity and wants to hide, get away or give up. Stanley, Stella and Mitch were upset with Blanche for not being upfront and telling the truth until Blanche was driven to lose her sanity. Hamlet’s state of mind took a change towards women because of his mother’s betrayal and her part in the destroying of his father King Hamlet. Prince Hamlet had hatred toward his uncle Claudius because he finds out that he indeed killed his father and was sneaking around with his mother. His mother in return gets married right before his eyes and that angered him. Hamlet’s mind was set forth on revenge towards his family and his girlfriend family. At the end of the play, I feel Prince Hamlet had a positive affect by redeeming himself by taking action and accepting his own destiny for wrong doing. In Eliezer writing and telling of the story, “Night,” he wanted everyone to visualize through his suffering and his eyes on how the Holocaust came about and what it entailed. By going

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