Quotes From A Streetcar Named Desire

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Stella
In the opening chapter of the play, the several attributes of Stella Kowalski are made familiar to us and overall, depict her as a kind-natured, considerate and young woman. Stella’s persona also provides us with a dichotomy to Blanche. Through Stella’s appearance, she is conveyed as a good-natured, warm and rather affluent young woman; a complete parallel to her older sister Blanche. This is exhibited through the quotes;’ gentle young woman…background quite obviously different from her husband’. These quotes perfectly exemplifies the nature of Stella as being an approachable and kind young woman but also, reveals her aristocratic background to its readers. In addition, it is also revealed to us that her husband hails from a background …show more content…

As a result, this also greatly affects her behaviour. This is demonstrated through the excerpt;’ Stella complies reluctantly…she laughs but her glance at Blanche is a little slow ….’ This reveals to us of the relationship dynamics between Stella and her sister and the role that she plays within their relationship. In addition, we can also deduce that Blanche has the upper hand in their relationship and therefore, has more power and authority than Stella. Thus, we can state that Stella is far more inferior to Blanche. The adverb;’ reluctantly’ is far more effective that the verb;’ complies’ as despite the fact that Stella is hesitant and unwilling to obey Blanche, she ultimately goes through with it regardless. Moreover, the connective ;’ but’ reinforces and emphasizes the fact that Stella is at times uncomfortable and unwilling to comply to Blanche’s demand and as a result, is inferior to Blanche. However, the fact that she does comply may demonstrate her affection and care towards Blanche and that she highly esteems and values her. Despite having little to none power in their relationship. We can also make strong and prominent connections and relations to the social/historical context of this play. This is due to the fact that Stella may be perceived as the archetypal woman in 1930s American society; she is an obedient and submissive housewife and overall, is

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