Comments on: A Streetcar Named Desire

By: Justin Heyd

Justin Heyd — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:02:45 +0000

At the beginning of the play, I would have to show my sympathies towards Ms. Stella. She is nothing but compassionate and love towards Stanley. No matter how badly Stanley hurts Stella or her family, Stella will take him back. Stella’s love turns to obsession as the play progresses and when the play ends you see Stella deny her own sister for Stanley. This unwavering love is a bit too much for me and I would have to say that when the play ends, I give my sympathies to the new born child. I mean seriously, how completely messed up is that child going to be. I think in the end of the play, Stella deserved what she got. I thinks it’s very sad when you see a woman with a promising future to go and date a loser of a boyfriend that treats them like property and abuses them. And even with the accusation of rape, Stella would rather believe Stanley than her own sister.

By: Joe Von Holtum

Joe Von Holtum — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:11:34 +0000

My kneejerk reaction is to say that I don’t sympathize with Blanche at all because I find her character to be extremely annoying (mostly a result of the film, though, I suppose.). I would be most likely to have some sort of sympathy for Stella, because she honestly can’t seem to help her attraction for Stanley, regardless of whether or not it constitutes any sort of healthy relationship.

By: Hannah Prentice

Hannah Prentice — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:39:45 +0000

As a huge fan of Gone with the Wind I take the side of twisted southern belle. Both Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche have a lot in common. They are very conniving and charming at the same time. The both are trying to do what is best for themselves and their families, however they don’t go about it in the best manner. According to the way they were raised they both should have been able to marry wealthy plantation owners and not have a worry in the world. That is the stereotype that is given for these southern belles, however as we see in both writings, that’s not how it works for either of these women.

By: Sam Matzke

Sam Matzke — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:21:11 +0000

I sympathize kinda with al the characters. they all have their problems each of their problems feed the other peoples problems. Stanley is kind of a womanizer and blanche is a flirt that leads guys on. Although Blanche is very flirtatious she feels that her sister should do better than Stanley. Stella also is very confused about what love really is and thinks that when Stanley gets aggressive that is his way of showing affection. So I can feel for all of the characters for living with each other. If anything they all need to be locked up and not just Blanche.

By: Ashley Dolly

Ashley Dolly — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:18:18 +0000

I favor Blanche more than anyone in the story. Yes, she is crazy and does things that are not considered appropriate but she is different. She’s not trying to be a nut case, she just is and no one seems to give her any consideration because she is considered far from the norm that everyone else lives in. She is merely a black sheep because she does not conform to everyone else. To me, Blanche is a non-conformist. She’s the only interesting person in the story

By: Patrick Boustead

Patrick Boustead — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:28:44 +0000

Believe it or not, I have a small amount of sympathy for Blanche. As flawed as she is, just like many of the characters, she seems to be a prisoner of her own mind. She came from a background of old money and as she struggles with this, time and space are consistently changing around her. I think she was right on with her account of Stanley, Stella seems to be wharped on the idea(she basis every decision it seems like on the of passion). At the end, Stella is the victim (not just because of the rape but she is then sent away because Stella can’t come to grips that her husband is a complete scumbag)

By: adrienne Evans

adrienne Evans — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:41:48 +0000

Does Kevin feel sympathy for any characters ever? Why does Wanda think that messed up people don’t deserve sympathy? Could it be that something happened to them to make them that way? Or do psychological disturbances just appear out of the air?

By: Amy Jarding

Amy Jarding — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:40:09 +0000

I really enjoyed how in depth we looked into the play. It was fascinating to view the movie, along with the scenes that were altered before the original release of the movie. The censorship used is so influential as to how the play is interpreted. I will say, that I hated Blanche’s character both in the play and in the movie. I understand that she was off her rocker, but anyone with tact knows better than to attempt to get so cozy with your sister’s husband. I’m not saying that she isn’t a victim of Stanley’s overt masculinity, but the fact remains that the woman was batty. Grandeur illusions led Blanche down a garbled path of insatiable needs and left the woman completely drained of emotional interaction. Also, just for the record, Marlon Brando=babe.

By: adrienne Evans

adrienne Evans — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:36:54 +0000

The point of the play doesn’t necessarily reside in the characters and plot. It’s about what the characters represent. Blanch embodies the fading glory or the Old South while Stanley is the brutish realism of the newly industrialized society. Blanch is an example of someone trapped in nostailgia, which is dangerous because it’s usually based in romanticism. She is also indicative of how the history of the grand old south (or history in general really) is a fantasy version of what the ruling social strata decides is true. While streetcar can be entertaining, I don’t think the author’s main goal is to provide merely narrative pleasure.

By: Chris Berke

Chris Berke — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:46:07 +0000

I for one did not see the point of the play. Nothing really happened. Stella and Stanley got in a fight and then fell back in love. Blanche came to them because she lost her job but then went “crazy” and was taken away. I didn’t really see the the initial conflict in the play. If I were to choose someone to sympathize with, it would be Blanche. She got the short end fo the stick throughout the entire story. She lost her job, was treated poorly, started drinking alot, was raped, then taken away to a loony bin. I feel really sorry for her because all she needed was a little attention. But then again, she was out of her mind and it was hard to believe a word she said. Maybe society made her that way, maybe Stanley did.