Explore how Williams presents illusion/fantasy/delusion vs reality

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  • in Williams’ southern gothic play, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, illusion and reality functions as a juxtaposing catalysts for the events of the play

  • Williams, writing amid the transition between the old antebellum south and the new working class south, explores the conflict through truth, security and the past and present

  • Perhaps the playwright aims to display the necessity of illusion for survival, while ultimately illustrating its unsustainability in a cruel world

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illusion = reject truth vs reality = expose truth = reality wins

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illusion = security vs reality = insecurity (sexually) = illusion wins

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  • stella illusion of intimacy vs blanche who wants her to accept this isnt normal

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illusion = preserve the past vs reality = drive the future = reality wins

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  • the baby

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