" Going to Meet the Man" by James Baldwin

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

At some point in all of our lives we all have to deal with some sort of drama. I do like to read drama and I thoroughly enjoy watching it in a theatre. I would love to go see A Streetcar Named Desire in a Chicago or Broadway theatre, but actually it would not matter what theatre just so long as I could see it on a stage. I enjoyed reading the story in our book, but I sure did feel sorry for Stella and wow what about her sister Blanche.

We could consider Blanche to be a compulsive liar or should we just say that she is mentally challenged. It becomes hard to believe someone once they start telling lies all the time and I believe this is what happened to Blanche. She was stuck in a rut and the only way to make things better for herself was to tell a lie, which we all know only dug her hole deeper every minute. She did not want to reveal her past to anyone, not even to Stella. Stella did not want to believe any of the stories Stanely had found out about her sister. Stella in a sense was gullible to everything Blanche told her, but Stella only wanted the best for Blanche. Especially after what happened to Blanche when she was younger. A major catastrophe unfolded before Blanche's eyes and out of anger she voiced her opinion to her lover. To this day she will probably never forgive herself for saying those words to him because of the horrible outcome it produced.

Another horrible outcome in my eyes was Stanely and the way he treated Blanche. This story kind of reminds me of the boy who cried wolf. After a person tells enough lies to people they will no longer believe what is said. This is basically what happened to Blanche and when she told Stella about Stanley. I did wish the ending would be different for Stella and Blanche.

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