What is the literary genre of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams? I am a drama student and need to explain the play after performing a...

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play falls under different categories, or genres, of
drama: family drama, , and modern .

"Family Drama" involves
conflicts (without conflict there is no drama) between and among family members.

The central conflict in A Streetcar Named Desire involves
headstrong but fragile Blanche DuBois, who represents the "Old South," and her equally
headstrong brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski, who represents the male-dominated society of the
"New South." In addition to their personal conflicts, the underlying conflict is one
of appearance or illusion (the "Old South") versus reality (the "New
South").

Blanche's younger sister, Stella, who is married to Stanley,
often tries to mediate between Blanche and Stanley but is unable to do so effectively because
she fails to understand Blanche's mental illness and inner turmoil or Stanley's need for
dominance and...