Essays Tagged: "Stella Kowalski"

A Streetcar Named Desire: Detailed description of the 4 main characters and their traits + depiction of women.

e. He was relentlessly brutal to Blanche during her stay at Elysian Fields and a violent husband to Stella. Stanley was also dominating towards all of his friends, including Mitch. Stanley knew their ... y knowing this small piece of information Stanley feels a little more in control of what belongs to Stella, not that she owns very much. When Stanley hears about the loss of Belle Reve he feels cheate ...

(9 pages) 121 1 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A Street Car Named Desired" by Tenneesee Williams.

ows the radio out the window. Another example of his brutality is displayed when he beats his wife, Stella. Lastly, his arrogance and ferocious actions are most apparent when he rapes Blanche, while h ... her problem. When he threw the radio out the window, he then immediately charged right at his wife, Stella. He was in such rage and he was so drunk that when he reached her he hit her in the face. Luc ...

(3 pages) 44 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mitch Williams, Streetcar named desire

arranged for her show that he genuinely cares for her. In fact, Mitch is the only person other than Stella who seems to understand the tragedy of Blanche's madness.

(1 pages) 34 0 0.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. This essay explains how pride, love, and pity were incorporated into this drama

etcar Named Desire is love. Throughout this drama, love was exemplified in many ways. For instance, Stella and Blanch both showed their love for each other. When Stanley talked negatively about Blanch ... by saying "Stanley, stop picking on Blanche." (Pg. 98) Love was also displayed in the drama between Stella and Stanley. Even though he hits her at time of rage, she always returns to him. Stella also ...

(3 pages) 68 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Blanche Dubois -- How Hardship Affected Her -How did a character respond to hardship in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

trip and the loss of Belle Reve she is drinking like a fish. First, Blanche drinks in secret before Stella arrives and again when Stella arrives. Drinking often makes Blanche's imagination take flight ...

(5 pages) 83 0 1.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

The Theme of Domestic Violence in Sreetcar Named Desire

racters, Stanley Kowalski, even found it to be a positive and very sexual part of him and his wife, Stella's, relationship. Throughout the play, Williams shows that he believes that it is wrong. In St ... each other" (Act 1 Scene 3). In this quote, Mitch shows that either doesn't care that Stanley hits Stella, or he just doesn't think that it is significant enough to be a problem. He basically believe ...

(1 pages) 28 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An extract from Blanches diary; a creative text based on the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

have met earlier... he is special...different. He has the bluest eyes, just like a deep blue ocean. Stella seems to notice that something has changed around me. She is asking questions...strange once. ... once... just as if she knew about Him. I am going to see him to night. If all goes well I will tell Stella about him in the morning. If all goes well... If all goes well I might even get married soonW ...

(5 pages) 28 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Essay on Stella in "Streetcar Named Desire", by Tenessee Williams: Description of how she is torn between Blanche and Stanley.

Stella Kowalski is Stanley Kowaslki's wife and Blanche Dubois' older sister. She grew up at Belle Re ... nd moved to Elysian Fields in New Orleans when she married. Even though she is not the protagonist, Stella has an important role in the play.Stella comes from a wealthy background but abandoned her pa ... ther end of the spectrum, being a working class animal-like man who craves to discover every truth. Stella seems to be in the middle of that spectrum and therefore acts as a mediator between the two. ...

(4 pages) 49 0 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Realism vs Fantasy in "A Street Car Named Desire"

usionary world. These differences can be seen in how Stanley is portrayed, how is portrayed and how Stella is a bridge between the two worlds. Stanley represents the realistic world.Stanley's harsh, r ... lay he shows no remorse for what he's done, like raping Blanche, unless he wants something (beating Stella). Stanley also takes things as they go, he never dwells on what he has done or will do for th ...

(1 pages) 23 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Should Stella Leave Stanley? "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams

This essay attempts to answer the question of whether it is better for Stella to leave Stanley, or to stay with him.I believe that it is better for Stella to remain with S ... etter for Stella to remain with Stanly. Stanly may be a violent, animalsitic, and vulgar brute, but Stella was well aware of these traits when she chose to marry him. She insisted on her choice becaus ... tanly's animal-like sexaulity is viewed as a negative trait in the play, but that is what attracted Stella to him. She craved for an opposite to the uptight and sexaully dull men from her aristocratic ...

(3 pages) 29 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams

action between Mitch and Blanch, Mitch was probably a little jealous of the solid relationship that Stella and Stanley shared, and so when the girl of his dreams strolled in to his life he had to be o ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.8 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Streetcar Named Desire

, desire is disastrous.Many are unable to come to terms with this realization until it is too late. Stella is one of these people. A very down to earth woman, Stella always agreed with practicality. F ... er sister's desperate pleas for help and sided with a strong sexual desire for her husband Stanley. Stella's attraction for Stanley proves stronger than her desire for her sister's sanity until it is ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Streetcar Named Desire

life's reality and have decided not to allow themselves to slip into a fantasy world. For example, Stella accepts the fact that her husband beats her sometimes and the fact that they often argue. She ... need to indulge in reveries, for Stanley is not only a living dream, but he is her living dream. If Stella dreams as Blanche does, then her life with Stanley would probably not have been as happy as i ...

(5 pages) 20 0 4.0 Feb/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A StreetCar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire (scenes 4,5,6,7) Blanche Scene 4 Stella and Stan had a quarrel and Blanche is getting angry and hysterical about the whole thing. She ... urst such as the one in scene 3. Everything Blanche says from P. 63-65 is insisting that she thinks Stella is crazy for putting up with all this. Blanche finds it odd that this I what's considered nor ... Stanley's behavior, she finds it completely intolerable. She thinks that with their upbringing that Stella should know better then to marry someone like him.Pg. 63 "Why I've been half crazy Stella! Wh ...

(1 pages) 14 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Blanche And Stanley And Their Relationship In A Streetcar Named Desire

rthing else would contradict her conservative and traditional attitudes.At her attempts to seperate Stella from Stanley to "reconquer" her sister, her longings of re-establishing the past, become evid ...

(3 pages) 3630 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"A Street Car Named Desire", by Tennessee Williams - Is Blanche guilty of her own misfortunes?

us and frenzied attitude made the people around her think that she was crazy from the beginning, so Stella preferred to believe her husband and not her.In conclusion, I think Blanche is responsible fo ...

(2 pages) 16 1 4.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape And Williams’ A Stre

ffluent appearance and manner clashes with the setting. Blanche?s objective in scene is to convince Stella that she has not changed since they last saw each other. Her nervous movement around the apar ... seeing each other Blanche immediately directs the focus of attention away from herself and towards Stella. Blanche insists that she doesn?t want Stella to look at her and she uses light to disguise h ...

(7 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Steet Car Named Desire

is a play about a Southern belle, Blanche, who slowly loses her mind while staying with her sister, Stella. Many of the characters in the play, mainly Blanche, Stella, and Mitch, are trapped in a diff ... they somehow breakout of their terrible lures. Blanche DuBois comes to stay with her sister, Stella, after losing everything she once owned. Blanche lost her job, her family, and her property, ...

(3 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Time And Adaption Of A Street Car Named Desire

continually to convince that she still is. "You know that I haven't put on one ounce in ten years, Stella (22)." Blanche is very insecure about he aging looks, so much so that she feels the need to d ... ting her sister's choice of living a more common lifestyle. The fact that Blanche looks down at her Stella's lifestyle shows that she still considers herself as a high-class individual. Therefore, Bla ...

(2 pages) 10 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Appearance vs Reality in A Streetcar Named Desire

arance against reality. This is mostly noticed in the three main characters' roles. Blanche DuBois, Stella Kowalski and Stanley Kowalski all have an appearance at the beginning of the play that by the ... ween her new home of New Orleans and her old home in Mississippi. All of these things contribute to Stella, Blanche's sister, abandoning her and sending her to a mental hospital."He didn't know what h ...

(4 pages) 9 0 0.0 Jan/2013

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American