To my view, the most important ideas/themes in this play are...
Love, I think the whole play is about love and the relationships between people who have strong feelings. " I like you to be exactly the way you are, because in all my experience-- I have never known anyone like you" (Mitch, scene 6)
Death and tragedy, "We danced the Varsouviana! Suddenly in the middle of the dance the boy I had married broke away from me and run out of the casino. A few moments later -- a shot!"( Blanche, scene 6)
Desire, Mitch [drawing her slowly into his arms]: You need somebody. And I need somebody too. Could it be--you and me, Blanche? ( Mitch, scene 6)
I think that all through the novel the characters feel desire for something, in some cases... a person to love, in others... money, fun, etc.
In my opinion, the tittle has to do with the streetcar´s name that takes Blanche to her sister´s house and also with the character´s feelings. All through the play, desire is involved. This happens, for example, when Blanche has sex with the sixteen year-old guy, when she meets Mitch or when she wants her daughter not to be with Stanley, when she is rapped by Stanley, etc. Desire is also involved in the rest of the character´s life, for example the need of Mitch to be married, to have his mother healthy and to be with Blanche and Stanley´s madness for the poker nights.
The play makes me think about decisions we make in life, how important is to think carefully what we do and what we have to do... what is better for us and what makes us happy enough to continue. Sometimes we tend to underestimate people without even knowing who they are. Maybe they have made mistakes in life but all the same in the deepness of their hearts they´re good people. All of us want to be desired by someone and have someone next to us to share our days, but if we´re not sincere and clear enough we may deeply hurt them and us as well.
If I got the chance to ask the writer a question I would ask him why did Stella did nothing and let her sister go in that situation?
Very interesting personal reflections on the play! As regards the themes, ler's discuss them together in class.
ReplyDeleteNB: to my mind vs in my view; use of comma vs colon; novel vs play; her daughter????, rapped, character's life vs characters'lives; how important it is; noun for deep?;indirect questions