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"A Streetcar Named Desire" underlines certain themes Williams wished to portray. It is used as a blatant metaphor of Blanche and explores the theme of correlation between sex and death. A "streetcar" is a repetitive journey, it follows the same track day after day, it is simple and unadventurous. It is the complete opposite of "desire," desire is sexual passion and infatuation. One could say that Blanche is, metaphorically, the "streetcar named desire." Blanche portrays her character as a meek, vulnerable woman of virginity and calm, a "streetcar" if you like. She is in fact a complete parallel of her illustrated persona. She lives in an unrealistic world. Blanche at heart is vain, promiscuous and enticing, a pure representation of "brutal desire." A perfect example of this is her drinking habits, how she covers them up, as to not seem a "drunkard." She is clearly hiding what she believes is a...

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