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Sep 05, 2015
“A Streetcar Named Desire” is about Blanche DuBois, a flighty socialite English teacher who moves to New Orleans to live with her sister. While there, Blanche’s nerves begin to deteriorate, especially when her sister figures out that the story Blanche told doesn’t fully add up. As Blanche begins to encounter worse and worse things, her mind and life begin to spiral out of control. “A Streetcar Named Desire” is a fantastic play. The plot is interesting and moving, and has no slow moments. The characters though are truly what brings “A Streetcar Named Desire” to life. Blanche is a deeply flawed protagonist, and her story will, at first, evoke feelings of anger, which eventually turn to sympathy. The supporting characters are also important to the story, as they help to drive Blanche’s arc and are some of the main forces behind her mental deterioration. The setting of “A Streetcar Named Desire” is also very important, as the small, two bedroom apartment helps to create a sense of claustrophobia, and also brings to light Blanche’s classist ideas. Overall, the author of this review highly recommends “A Streetcar Named Desire”. It is an incredible, lovable play that will tug on any reader and actor/actress’s heartstrings. There is a lot of symbolism and deeper meanings in this play, which makes it a suitable choice for an essay or book talk book. Due to some mature content, the author of this review believes “A Streetcar Named Desire” to be suitable for ages fifteen and up.