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Streetcar Named DesireExplore how Williams presents the struggle for identity in Streetcar

named desire with a focus on sexual identity

- Meat! Stanley instantly presented as a brutish, monosyllabiccaveman this shows his strong stereotypical character precedeshimself.

- centre of his life has been pleasure with women again showingStanley as an emotionless man that thinks only for himself and whatcan bring him the most pleasure.

- richly feathered male bird presenting himself as ready for mating,building character as a person with a one track mind.

- gaudy seed bearer. He sizes up women at a glance with sexualclarifications Shows how he perceives women in the same way that hesees himself, and defines himself only by his ability to reproduce, thisimplies that the only thing important in his life is desire.

- Sister Blanche sister has connotations of nuns. This implies thatBlanche follows the practices of the time by presenting herself in aninnocent and chastised.

- Some buttons in back. You may enter. Blanches flirtatious naturecontrasts how she presents herself, this suggests her love of illusion

and secrecy.

- It isnt on his forehead and it isnt genius Stella implying that therelationship between herself and Stanley is lust and not love.

- something downright bestial about him! Stanley againrepresented with animalistic qualities, this shows he is driven by simpledesires.

- I need kindness now Blanche is dependent in her relationshipsdespite the fact that she probably doesnt need it.

- Punch me Mitch and Blanches awkwardness on their date showsthat Mitch is unsure of himself, it also implies that Blanche is againbeing deceitful, pretending to be sweet and innocent when she used togo out with the soldiers They would call for me.

- Ive never had a real look at you, Blanche. Blanches deceitful natureshows her need of mystery and romance, it also suggests that she isashamed of her true self from past sexual relationships.

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- geyser of foam Williams shows this to show that everything Stanleydoes and is relates to his sexual identity and it is all he thinks of, it alsoprecedes the rape scene to imply that it is a premeditated occurrence.

- Weve had this date together from the beginning this shows Stanleys

dominance and the fact that he gets what he wants and has nodecency, as he is about to rape his own sister-in-law.

- his fingers find the opening of her blouse again showing how Stanleyis always ready sexually an doesnt let anything affect him.