Part one of term paper
"We are all civilized people, which means that we are all savages at heart, but observing a few amenities of civilized behavior." Tennessee Williams. To what extent is this view of life reflected in the actions of Stanley, Blanche and Stella? 'A Streetcar Named Desire' is a very socially challenging play in the way in which Tennessee Williams ...

Part two of term paper
... three main characters of society, they are, Blanche Dubiou, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. Each of these characters are equally as civilized as one another, yet their acts of savagery are all on different levels. Throughout the play Williams symbolically relates these three characters to animals, 'savages,' by the use of their attitudes, beliefs, appearances and desires. 1"For such characters, no hope can be offered, for they can only react, not act." The most obvious 'savage' character of A St ...