One of the major conflicts in A streetcar named Desire is the battle between Blanches need for magic and illusions, and Stanleys need to see the world as real, stark, brutal and honest. Explain the reasons why Blanche and Stanley need to see life the way they do and then decide where you consider Williams final view toward illusion and reality lies. Does he align himself with Stanleys reality and brutal honesty, or with Blanches illusion and pretense.
In this play Williams has made Blanche a romantic even though she is the plays protagonist. Stanley on the other hand has a life that is all about gambling, bowling, sex and drinking. People may see him as I feel that this play is all about social realism. Tennessee Williams has a way of making each character have their own beliefs on life and how they should go about it. Stanley and Blanche for instance both look at life in a completely different way. Blanche feels that it is okay to lie through life and hide who she really is and Stanley believes in honesty and saying how it is.
In this play the romantic Blanche explains to Mitch why she lies. She says it is because she refuses to accept the hand that fate has dealt her. By lying to herself and lying to others it allows her to make her life seem more idealistic; it his her way of hiding who she really is. Stanley, on the other hand, who seems to be a practical man, disdains Blanches fabrications and does everything that he can to unravel them.
Blanche has the need for magic and illusions in her life. Blanche does not need to see the world as real and honest. She does not believe in honesty, or the truth. She hides the truth by being self conscious and always changing the subject when she does not like what it being discussed. Blanche lives her life in a world of lies and sees nothing wrong with that. It seem like she enjoys hiding secrets from Stella and it is like a game to her. Blanche enjoys to lie and make her life seem like it has always been a fairy tale, but in reality, she has been pulling a blindfold over Stellas eyes and over reality for quite some time.
Stanley believes in living a real and honest life. That is his need to see the world. Stanley does not believe in being untruthful to those around him. He thinks that whatever you do in your life, you should have to be honest about it. Stanley sees the lies that Blanche feeds to Stella and he despises it. He knows that Stella believes them and that is what bothers him the most. Stanley does not want to live a life that is based off of lies and doesnt want Stella living that way either. Stanley is determined to make Blanche admit the truth about her past and to try to now live an honest life. Stanley does not like people who lie and that is only one reason why they do not get along.
There is an antagonistic relationship that takes place between Blanche and Stanley. It is a struggle between appearances and also reality. This antagonistic relationship creates an overarching tension that affects each main character in its own way. Blanche and Stanley need to see life the way they do because it is like the cushion/comfort zone. It is how they look at everything and how they want life to be.
Stanley's extreme hatred of Blanche is encouraged by the aristocratic past Blanche represents. He also sees her as untrustworthy and doesnt appreciate the way she attempts to fool him and his friends into thinking she is better than they are. Stanley's acrimony toward Blanche manifests itself in all of his actions toward her. This is proven through his investigations of her past, the bus ticket as her birthday ticket and his acts on sabotaging her relationship with Mitch.
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