“Whoever you are, I always depend on the kindness of strangers”.
A memorable character, Blanche DuBois is an example of a downfall of a high position woman. She is described as moth, butterfly and canary bird; Blanche for me is a delicate and fragile character. Maybe that is what Tennessee Williams ought to try to tell his audiences. Or maybe, that is how he portrays female characters in his play. I had read one of his plays before, ‘The Glass Menagerie’. In that play, he also presents a female character, Amanda as fragile as her glass menagerie collections.
Blanche prefers magic, not reality. She is afraid of straight light until she has to cover up the lamp with a paper lantern. This shows to us how insecure she feels in real world. She does not tell the truth, instead, what ought to be true. She wants everything to be pleasant, beautiful and good in front of her eyes.
Blanche DuBois, a character whom always depends on the mercy of remorseless, brutal, realistic world.
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