CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE  Blanche begins as the older, concerned sister. Things go array as Stanley and Blanche cannot seem to get along. Stanley doesn’t believe that Blanche is telling all of the truth. He becomes specious when she shows up with beautiful clothing but nothing to show for Belle Reve. We understand that Blanche is off her rocker when she makes claims about Shep and Mitch. Blanche is in a fantasy world and through bathing she attempts to cleanse herself. Blanche also reveals her past to Mitch, which makes her vulnerable under him, but she feels that he is sensitive and relatable. Blanche develops from the frantic older sister to a rape victim being committed to an asylum.  Blanche remains very desperate throughout the book, as she indicates early to Stella, “I can’t be alone!”   Stella remains as a supportive sister to Stella throughout the book, but she transitions slowly with influence from Stanley. Stella welcomes Blanche to her home, even with her sister’s poor attitude about her home and husband. Stella is the middle ground between Stanley and Blanche. She acts as the bridge between Realism and Illusion. Stella becomes more aware of the way Blanche is acting when she agrees to commit her own sister to an asylum. At the beginning, I doubt that Stella would ever claim that her sister was crazy. Stella saw Blanche as a little bit frantic, but accepted her for the way that she was. Stella’s development as a character is mostly due to Stanley’s influence over her. In most was, Stella is passive, Blanche overshadowed her as a child and now Stanley overshadows her as her husband. 

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 

Blanche begins as the older, concerned sister. Things go array as Stanley and Blanche cannot seem to get along. Stanley doesn’t believe that Blanche is telling all of the truth. He becomes specious when she shows up with beautiful clothing but nothing to show for Belle Reve. We understand that Blanche is off her rocker when she makes claims about Shep and Mitch. Blanche is in a fantasy world and through bathing she attempts to cleanse herself. Blanche also reveals her past to Mitch, which makes her vulnerable under him, but she feels that he is sensitive and relatable. Blanche develops from the frantic older sister to a rape victim being committed to an asylum.  Blanche remains very desperate throughout the book, as she indicates early to Stella, “I can’t be alone!”

 

Stella remains as a supportive sister to Stella throughout the book, but she transitions slowly with influence from Stanley. Stella welcomes Blanche to her home, even with her sister’s poor attitude about her home and husband. Stella is the middle ground between Stanley and Blanche. She acts as the bridge between Realism and Illusion. Stella becomes more aware of the way Blanche is acting when she agrees to commit her own sister to an asylum. At the beginning, I doubt that Stella would ever claim that her sister was crazy. Stella saw Blanche as a little bit frantic, but accepted her for the way that she was. Stella’s development as a character is mostly due to Stanley’s influence over her. In most was, Stella is passive, Blanche overshadowed her as a child and now Stanley overshadows her as her husband.