A Streetcar Named Desire is regarded as one of the most successful masterpieces of Tennessee Williams. An outstanding feature of the play is the wide use of symbolism. Symbols can be seen everywhere and even all the s...A Streetcar Named Desire is regarded as one of the most successful masterpieces of Tennessee Williams. An outstanding feature of the play is the wide use of symbolism. Symbols can be seen everywhere and even all the symbols in the play are con nected with the protagonist Blanche DuBois. Williams applies symbolism throughout the play to make Blanche's tragic fate more vivid to the readers. Her tragic fate lies in her clinging to illusion, thus she is bound to be abandoned by the harsh reality. There fore, the thesis attempts to give a comprehensive analysis of some specific symbols: symbols of illusion represented by the Chinese paper lantern and a paper moon, and symbol of reality represented by the light to further illustrate Blanche's tragically symbolic fate.展开更多
Tennessee Williams' successful drama,A Streetcar Named Desire is a world-classic.Its unique plot,well-established structure,and carefully arranged symbols and hints are so attracting that the drama and the charact...Tennessee Williams' successful drama,A Streetcar Named Desire is a world-classic.Its unique plot,well-established structure,and carefully arranged symbols and hints are so attracting that the drama and the characters has been studied and admired by readers around the world.To provide a detailed analysis of the character,this essay will discuss about and compare various aspect of the main character Blanche DuBois.展开更多
文摘A Streetcar Named Desire is regarded as one of the most successful masterpieces of Tennessee Williams. An outstanding feature of the play is the wide use of symbolism. Symbols can be seen everywhere and even all the symbols in the play are con nected with the protagonist Blanche DuBois. Williams applies symbolism throughout the play to make Blanche's tragic fate more vivid to the readers. Her tragic fate lies in her clinging to illusion, thus she is bound to be abandoned by the harsh reality. There fore, the thesis attempts to give a comprehensive analysis of some specific symbols: symbols of illusion represented by the Chinese paper lantern and a paper moon, and symbol of reality represented by the light to further illustrate Blanche's tragically symbolic fate.
文摘Tennessee Williams' successful drama,A Streetcar Named Desire is a world-classic.Its unique plot,well-established structure,and carefully arranged symbols and hints are so attracting that the drama and the characters has been studied and admired by readers around the world.To provide a detailed analysis of the character,this essay will discuss about and compare various aspect of the main character Blanche DuBois.
