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A Critical View
Major Works


•   The Glass Menagerie (1944)
•   A Streetcar Named Desire (1947)
•   A Rose Tattoo (1951)
•   Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)
•   The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
    (1957)
Williams Writing Style


•   Southern Gothic
•   Poetic Dialogue
•   Reality/Realism
•   Autobiographical Elements
A StreetCar Named Desire: Summary


• Main Characters: Blanche DuBois, Stanley Kowalski, Stella Kowalski, and
  Mitch
• Deals with cultural clash between Blanche Dubois (fading relic of the Old
  South) and Stanley Kowalski (rising member of the industrial, urban
  immigrant class)
• Blanche mask the reality of her situation with alcohol and fantasy
• Stanley Kowalski “manliness” reveals his true character
A StreetCar Named Desire


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQcX8hE33w
A StreetCar Named Desire: Themes


• Inability of fantasy to cover reality
• Dependence on men
What do The Critics say?


• “Poetic innovator who, refus[ed] to be confined to the usual sterilities of
  playwriting patterns.”
• “[referring to A Streetcar Named Desire] a revelation of what superb theater
  could be…Williams remembrance of things past gave the theater distinction
  as a literary medium.”
Discussion Questions


• How does Williams depict “desire” through the Characters of Blanche,
  Stanley and Stella?
• Some critics have debated the issue of whether or not Williams characters in
  some of his works are believable. Do you think Williams presents realistic
  characters in A Streetcar Named Desire?
Works cited


Henthorne, Susan. "A Streetcar Named Desire." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010):
                 1-4. Literary Reference Center. Web. 5 Apr. 2012.
 “Southern gothic." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic
       Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 05 Apr. 2012.
       “Tennessee Williams." : The Poetry Foundation. Web. 02 Apr. 2012

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  • 2. Major Works • The Glass Menagerie (1944) • A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) • A Rose Tattoo (1951) • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) • The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (1957)
  • 3. Williams Writing Style • Southern Gothic • Poetic Dialogue • Reality/Realism • Autobiographical Elements
  • 4. A StreetCar Named Desire: Summary • Main Characters: Blanche DuBois, Stanley Kowalski, Stella Kowalski, and Mitch • Deals with cultural clash between Blanche Dubois (fading relic of the Old South) and Stanley Kowalski (rising member of the industrial, urban immigrant class) • Blanche mask the reality of her situation with alcohol and fantasy • Stanley Kowalski “manliness” reveals his true character
  • 5. A StreetCar Named Desire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQcX8hE33w
  • 6. A StreetCar Named Desire: Themes • Inability of fantasy to cover reality • Dependence on men
  • 7. What do The Critics say? • “Poetic innovator who, refus[ed] to be confined to the usual sterilities of playwriting patterns.” • “[referring to A Streetcar Named Desire] a revelation of what superb theater could be…Williams remembrance of things past gave the theater distinction as a literary medium.”
  • 8. Discussion Questions • How does Williams depict “desire” through the Characters of Blanche, Stanley and Stella? • Some critics have debated the issue of whether or not Williams characters in some of his works are believable. Do you think Williams presents realistic characters in A Streetcar Named Desire?
  • 9. Works cited Henthorne, Susan. "A Streetcar Named Desire." Masterplots, Fourth Edition (2010): 1-4. Literary Reference Center. Web. 5 Apr. 2012. “Southern gothic." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 05 Apr. 2012. “Tennessee Williams." : The Poetry Foundation. Web. 02 Apr. 2012