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During the time when A Streetcar Named Desire was written (unknown) and first performed (1947 in Boston then onto New York in the same year) there were several highly volatile changes occurring and many social views and institutions were being revolutionised. Firstly America were just coming out of times of immense economical and national hardship due to the ending of World War 2 and the depression. Evidently it was some of his experiences that could have influenced A Streetcar Named Desire's themes, characters and purpose as a play. His experiences during the depression working in a shoe factory enlightened Williams to the 'peoples lives in the little white collar job class'. It is possible that during this period he met people who characters were based on or it could have provided the longing/ability to write of the lower class citizens in such a stark and intense way i.e. Stanley. Several...

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