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Luciana Machado 12.09.04 IB English - yr 2 Essay Stella, Marriage & Domestic Life New Orleans. Physical Abuse. Bestiality. Submission. In A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams, the characters represent Williams' own view of society. Williams has created a medium to observe and reflect upon the darkest aspects of society and the result of these societal downfalls. One of the protagonists, Stella, is trapped in the patriarchal misogynistic values that dictate society having to deal with her marriage, and her new domestic life. In the character of Stella, the reader's primary reaction is to support and identify with her, but in reality she represents the type of person who has given up on the ideals she once knew and has, in a sense, joined forces with the "enemy". She deserted Blanche at Belle Reve and has now settled for mediocrity - far away than that of stardom her name implies - in Stanley's...

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