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the title says it all in this play. Williams focuses on the power of "desire," not
only in a sexual sense, but as a ruling force by which the behavior of people is governedoften,
if not primarily, to their own detriment.
It's hard to avoid asking why the
collection of characters in Streetcar act as they do. The only answer is
that self-destructive desire is an element of "human nature." The relationship between
Stella and Stanley is dysfunctional, governed by his abuse of her. At first sight they would
seem to be mismatched, given that Stella is from a supposedly genteel background which her
sister, Blanche, still cherishes and believes in. But the implication is that Stanley's
crudeness is his principal attraction for both
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