In my opinion, the most sympathetic character is Blanche. She, Blanche, took a streetcar named desire and came to her sister’s house in the New Orleans. She tries to express her appearance using jewelry, clothes, and some accessories because she wants to be look like perfect. Unfortunately, this is not fact. On acquaintance, she is very pity, sad and weak person. She needs someone who can understand her circumstance and is reliable person. Her dream was broken by Stanly who is Blanche’s husband. He raped her during his wife went to hospital for childbirth. Finally, Blanche goes crazy and delivers to a hospital.
In this movie, her desire is very simply which is she wants to be take care of herself by other’s. No matter who he is, it is not important, she needs love. At the beginning of the movie, Blanche told that “Opposite of death is desire” I could not understand this word clearly but, after watching the movie, I could understand a little bit.
On the other hand, Stanly is the least sympathetic character in this movie. He has done everything as he wants. He is representing the man in the 1950’s, wild, hot-tempered, and highly excitalble.
Hi Duhwan,
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks for a great post! You have understood Blanche's predicament very well, and you have looked at her with a great deal of compassion. I am interested in hearing a little bit more about the quote(The opposite of desire is death.)--how do you interpret it now?
Hi Duhwan
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more about your conclusion. Blanche is an sympthetic charactor that she couldn't escape from her forbidden thoughts. She couldn't hold a strong courage to be confronted with her past and she was so worry about her future. Mitch left her a really deep impression for both guarantee and romantic, but realistic didin't gave them a happy end. What is rally matter for her can be regarded as an protection from her mind and body. As for Stanley, he is really wild for his living, and he has caused some troubles for Blanche. All in all, this movie is worthy to be watched.
Hi DuhWan
ReplyDeleteI almost agree with you that Blanche is an sympthetic charactor, but her sister, who married to Stanly is the most sympthetic one in that movie. Although she know that her husband raped her sister, she can say nothing even want to neglect it. She and Stanly had a baby, which need him to be the father. It's very unfair for wamon at this history peroid.
James