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Essay Archive - A Streetcar Named Desire: Condeming Those Who Treat Others With Harshness and Cruelty
A Streetcar Named Desire: Condeming Those Who Treat Others With Harshness and
Cruelty
One of the main themes expressed by Tennessee Williams in his play, A Streetcar
Named Desire, is to condemn those who display cruelty and harshness in their
treatment of others, especially those who are weak and vulnerable. Three
characters who demonstrate these insensitive qualities are Blanche, Mitch, and
Stanley. Whether the cruelty is deliberate or not, it results in the
destruction of others, both physically and mentally.
Blanche Dubois, the central victim of mistreatment in the play,....
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