English lit "Streetcar Named Desire" - Context
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Who in Williams’ life was a ‘Southern Belle’ ?
His mother
What did Williams struggle with in his life and what did it reflect on ?
Alcoholism
Depression
Reflected on where he depicted them in his work - through his characters
How did the New Orleans separate itself from the Southern stereotype / ideology post Civil war ?
Seen as a ‘chamption of diversity’
Where is Blanche seen as to be stuck in ?
The past
How is gender in the play flipped ?
Blanche has masculine traits and Mitch has feminine traits
In the 20th century, who was considered to be ‘not - quite - white’ ?
‘New Immigrants’ from Italy, Poland
Why did the play become so ‘popular’ ?
Due to its ‘taboo themes’ of class tensions and sexual immorality