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Blanche DuBois and the illusion theme
In
"
A
Streetcar
Named
Desire
"
by
Tennessee
Williams
,
the
audience
follows
the
psychological
and
emotional
unravelling
of
,
a
fragile
Southern
Belle
who
seeks
refuge
with
her
sister
in
New
Orleans
.
A
significant
factor
in
Blanche
?
s
downfall
is
her
fatal
flaw
on
depending
on
lies
,
and
an
elaborate
facade
to
escape
the
painful
realities
of
her
past
.
Through
techniques
such
as
,
,
characterisation
and
,
Williams
illustrates
how
Blanche
?
s
deception
isolates
her
from
those
around
her
and
ultimately
leads
to
her
collapse
,
deepening
the
audience's
appreciation
of
the
play
?
s
tragic
impact
and
its
exploration
of
desire
and
.
Williams
uses
Blanche
?
s
costuming
to
reveal
her
on
and
to
expose
the
fragility
of
her
constructed
identity
.
Upon
her
arrival
,
Blanche
appears
"
daintily
in
a
with
a
"
,
a
choice
loaded
with
of
and
.
This
functions
as
a
from
other
as
well
as
the
she
to
.
However
,
Williams
this
performance
with
contrast
in
later
scenes
where
Blanche
"
has
on
the
red
satin
"
and
appears
in
a
"
somewhat
"
.
The
transition
from
to
exposes
the
truth
of
Blanche
?
s
as
well
as
revealing
how
Stanley
?
s
relentless
digging
into
her
past
is
beginning
to
her
false
identity
of
purity
.
Through
these
costume
changes
,
Williams
demonstrates
how
Blanche
?
s
cannot
withstand
the
pressure
of
?
s
.
Williams
further
exposes
Blanche
?
s
fragile
facade
through
her
alcohol
.
In
scene
,
Blanche
attempts
to
mask
her
drinking
?
carefully
the
bottle
and
washes
out
the
at
the
sink
"
to
hide
her
addiction
.
This
creates
as
the
audience
recognises
the
that
characters
like
overlook
.
Alcohol
becomes
a
that
helps
Blanche
maintain
the
illusion
of
,
yet
by
scene
,
this
facade
has
eroded
.
Blanche
"
has
been
drinking
steadily
since
Mitch
left
"
,
signalling
the
caused
by
Stanley
?
s
exposure
of
her
past
.
Her
increasing
openness
with
alcohol
reflects
her
inability
to
uphold
the
she
created
earlier
in
the
play
.
Through
this
shift
,
Williams
shows
how
Blanche
?
s
illusions
under
and
how
Stanley
?
s
cruelty
her
collapse
.
Blanche
?
s
flaw
is
further
revealed
in
the
she
tells
about
her
past
,
especially
regarding
her
.
She
insists
,
"
The
Hotel
is
not
the
sort
of
I
would
dare
to
be
seen
in
!
"
,
to
present
herself
as
.
She
also
claims
her
star
sign
"
Virgo
is
"
as
another
attempt
to
reinforce
the
identity
she
is
trying
to
create
.
Through
the
of
Blanche
,
Williams
exposes
her
desperation
to
be
perceived
as
.
However
,
Stanley
uncovers
"
a
of
lies
"
,
revealing
to
Stella
and
Mitch
the
truth
about
Blanche
?
s
and
her
from
the
.
His
discovery
Blanche
?
s
chance
at
a
future
with
Mitch
who
says
,
"
I
don't
mind
you
being
older
.
.
.
but
all
the
rest
of
it
?
!
"
.
Blanche
?
s
lies
therefore
do
not
her
but
instead
Stanley
?
s
and
Mitch
away
leaving
her
and
unprotected
which
act
as
key
components
of
her
downfall
.
Blanche
?
s
dependence
on
illusion
makes
her
particularly
to
Stanley
whose
characterisation
is
a
,
forceful
directly
opposing
everything
Blanche
.
Stanley
?
s
aggressive
on
truth
is
shown
when
he
mocks
Blanche
?
s
,
of
a
millionaire
begging
for
her
forgiveness
,
insisting
"
there
wasn
?
t
no
at
all
"
and
"
there
isn
?
t
no
"
revealing
his
to
destroy
the
persona
she
constructs
to
cope
with
her
past
.
Williams
uses
this
character
to
highlight
how
Blanche
?
s
flaw
leads
her
into
with
someone
who
the
reality
she
is
desperate
to
escape
.
Stanley
?
s
suspicion
is
by
Blanche
?
s
indirectness
while
her
fragility
provokes
his
cruelty
,
creating
between
and
.
Through
this
,
Williams
shows
that
Blanche
?
s
flaw
not
only
causes
her
downfall
but
also
the
theme
of
the
.
Ultimately
,
Blanche
?
s
dependence
on
illusion
comes
to
a
in
her
complete
psychological
collapse
following
Stanley
?
s
of
her
,
which
brutally
the
last
remains
of
her
constructed
reality
.
In
scene
,
Stanley
asserts
his
through
sexual
,
declaring
,
"
We
?
ve
had
this
with
each
other
from
the
beginning
.
"
This
chilling
line
suggests
that
Blanche
?
s
has
made
her
against
Stanley
?
s
brutality
.
The
rape
represents
the
ultimate
of
harsh
reality
over
Blanche
?
s
self
-
delusion
,
destroying
her
ability
to
truth
from
.
In
the
scene
,
Blanche
clings
entirely
to
,
stating
,
"
I
have
always
depended
on
the
of
,
"
as
she
is
led
away
to
an
institution
.
This
tragic
highlights
how
her
flaw
has
her
leaving
her
of
surviving
in
the
.
Through
Blanche
?
s
from
society
,
Williams
reinforces
the
of
self
-
delusion
and
exposes
a
world
in
which
and
are
crushed
by
and
,
deepening
the
play
?
s
tragic
impact
.
In
A
Streetcar
Named
Desire
,
Blanche
?
s
fatal
flaw
of
reliance
on
lies
,
illusion
and
deception
play
a
crucial
role
in
her
downfall
.
Through
techniques
such
as
,
stage
directions
,
and
contrast
,
Tennessee
Williams
reveals
how
Blanche
?
s
facade
her
and
provokes
Stanley
?
s
aggression
preventing
her
from
the
relationships
she
to
.
Ultimately
,
her
flaw
deepens
the
audience
?
s
appreciation
of
the
play's
tragic
impact
and
its
exploration
of
the
between
illusion
and
reality
.
Williams
suggests
that
while
illusions
may
offer
protection
from
life
?
s
,
they
cannot
sustain
a
person
.
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Creed Paragraph #2
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