A Streetcar Named Desire 2
Title: A Streetcar Named Desire 2
Category: /Literature/Novels
Details: Words: 2028 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
A Streetcar Named Desire 2
Category: /Literature/Novels
Details: Words: 2028 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams was once quoted as saying "Symbols are nothing
but the natural speech of drama...the purest language of plays" (Adler
30). This is clearly evident in A Streetcar Named Desire, one of
Williams's many plays. I n analyzing the main character of the story,
Blanche DuBois, it is crucial to use both the literal text as well as
the symbols of the story to get a complete and thorough understanding
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a literal translation of
the text as well as interspersed symbolism to have a complete
understanding of her. Tennessee Williams the author of the play wrote
it this way on purpose. In fact he once said that "Art is made out of
symbols the way the body is made out of vital tissue" (Quirino 61).
This is a wonderful quotation to show just how necessary it is to
incorporate symbolism in an interpretation of a story.