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Discuss the view that A Streetcar Named Desire is a play concerned with the conflict between the values of the old world and the new, and that this conflict is expressed through the battle between Stanley and Blanche.  

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Coursework essay-modern drama Discuss the view that A Streetcar Named Desire is a play concerned with the conflict between the values of the old world and the new, and that this conflict is expressed through the battle between Stanley and Blanche. A Streetcar Named Desire is a play about the conflict of the new world, Stanley and the old world, Blanche. Stanley symbolises modern America, where all people are treated the same and everyone has a chance to succeed. The modern world has equal values for everyone with no regard to race or colour. Stanley is a polish man who had married Stella, who was from a wealthy family and lived a good life in her childhood but she had fallen from that high level to marry Stanley. They are living in a poor area in New Orleans with people of mixed races and backgrounds. When we see Blanche for the very first time...

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