Streetcar critics

What does Emma giovanni say on Stanley’s whistleblowing

“He wields information like a gun”

What does Elia Kazan say on Blanche

“She sticks in your heart as well as your throat

What does Ruby Cohn say on Blanche and the old world

“Blanche is the last representative of the old aristocracy, trying to survive in the modern world”

What does Elia Kazan say on Stella

“Stella is a refined girl who has found a kind of salvation but at a terrible price”

What does Murray Kempton say on masculinity

“Williams plays tell us how men must look to women; ogres to be appeased, little boys to be put up with and if you’re lucky, strangers who will keep you safe”

What does Robert Brustein say on masculinity vs femininity

“The conflict between Blanche and Stanley allegories the conflict between effeminate culture and masculine libido”

What does Kathleen lang say on Blanche

“Blanche is a loud-mouthed whore who deserves everything she gets”