A Study on "Tennessee Williams's Gender Duality"
in A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams is one of the leading playwrights in the Southern Renaissance. His works are mainly based in the southern area and also deal with autobiographical stories. As he mentioned, he has the "conflict imp...
A Study on "Tennessee Williams's Gender Duality"
in A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams is one of the leading playwrights in the Southern Renaissance. His works are mainly based in the southern area and also deal with autobiographical stories. As he mentioned, he has the "conflict impulses" inherited from his parents, Edwina Williams and Cornelius Coffin (C.C.) Williams. These conflicting impulses influence his works as well. Especially, he exposes them in A Streetcar Named Desire through Blanche and Stanley. The purpose of this paper is to look into their behaviors and thoughts in the play to find out how the playwright reflects himself on them.
Williams presents his duality, defined as "a combination of Puritan and Cavalier strains in my blood," in his essay. This paper focuses on comparing Blanche with puritanical Edwina and Stanley with cavalier C.C. This research (regarding the anecdotes related to the play) precisely refers to his biographies and essays.
First, Blanche stands for Williams' feminine aspects which are delicacy, feebleness and vulnerability. Blanche's ancestry, appearance, and characteristics considerably correspond to Edwina's. Blanche's demeanor in certain situations inclines to the way that Edwina did, which is typically reproduced in this play. Under Edwina's education for her kids, Williams was remarkably affected so as to reveal his characteristics in Blanche. Furthermore, it is explicated that Blanche's promiscuity is a complete contrast to the meaning of her name. Williams intends to confess his dissipated sexual path. Regarding the rape scene, he transforms his sister's lobotomy into a rape. He feels guilty for not intercepting the operation.
Next, Stanley denotes Williams' masculine sides which are brutality, riotousness, and virility. This is certainly a different species from Blanche and Edwina. There are the affinities between Stanley and C.C. Both have similar familial and career backgrounds including military experience. Stanley shows C.C's savage attitude towards his family. Williams strongly resists the identification of his father but he eventually follows in his father's footsteps. Stanley is like C.C. and also acts like Williams. Williams shows the notable resemblance with Stanley as to his alcoholism, impulsive lust and hostility. Stanley resembles cavalier C.C., which flows in Williams' blood.
In conclusion, Williams scrutinizes his inner conflicts and describes them in this play while the others incline towards his family history. It is convincing that Williams tried to leave behind his family secrets of drunken rages, sexual abuses and insanity but they chased him. After all, he became the same as C.C (Stanley), but he felt like Edwina (Blanche). Therefore, it can be said that he acknowledged his two different sides and portrayed them in A Streetcar Named Desire.
A Study on "Tennessee Williams's Gender Duality"
in A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams is one of the leading playwrights in the Southern Renaissance. His works are mainly based in the southern area and also deal with autobiographical stories. As he mentioned, he has the "conflict impulses" inherited from his parents, Edwina Williams and Cornelius Coffin (C.C.) Williams. These conflicting impulses influence his works as well. Especially, he exposes them in A Streetcar Named Desire through Blanche and Stanley. The purpose of this paper is to look into their behaviors and thoughts in the play to find out how the playwright reflects himself on them.
Williams presents his duality, defined as "a combination of Puritan and Cavalier strains in my blood," in his essay. This paper focuses on comparing Blanche with puritanical Edwina and Stanley with cavalier C.C. This research (regarding the anecdotes related to the play) precisely refers to his biographies and essays.
First, Blanche stands for Williams' feminine aspects which are delicacy, feebleness and vulnerability. Blanche's ancestry, appearance, and characteristics considerably correspond to Edwina's. Blanche's demeanor in certain situations inclines to the way that Edwina did, which is typically reproduced in this play. Under Edwina's education for her kids, Williams was remarkably affected so as to reveal his characteristics in Blanche. Furthermore, it is explicated that Blanche's promiscuity is a complete contrast to the meaning of her name. Williams intends to confess his dissipated sexual path. Regarding the rape scene, he transforms his sister's lobotomy into a rape. He feels guilty for not intercepting the operation.
Next, Stanley denotes Williams' masculine sides which are brutality, riotousness, and virility. This is certainly a different species from Blanche and Edwina. There are the affinities between Stanley and C.C. Both have similar familial and career backgrounds including military experience. Stanley shows C.C's savage attitude towards his family. Williams strongly resists the identification of his father but he eventually follows in his father's footsteps. Stanley is like C.C. and also acts like Williams. Williams shows the notable resemblance with Stanley as to his alcoholism, impulsive lust and hostility. Stanley resembles cavalier C.C., which flows in Williams' blood.
In conclusion, Williams scrutinizes his inner conflicts and describes them in this play while the others incline towards his family history. It is convincing that Williams tried to leave behind his family secrets of drunken rages, sexual abuses and insanity but they chased him. After all, he became the same as C.C (Stanley), but he felt like Edwina (Blanche). Therefore, it can be said that he acknowledged his two different sides and portrayed them in A Streetcar Named Desire.
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