Ghosts of the past haunt a streetcar named Desire Our lives are consumed by the past. The past of what we once did, what we once accomplished, and what we once could call our own. When we look back on these past memories, we rarely realize the impact these events have on our present lives. The loss of a past love ruins future relationships, the loss of our family affects the choices we make today, and the loss of our dignity can confuse the life we live in the present. These losses or deaths require healing from which you must recover. The effects of failure to heal can cause devastation, as evident in the comedy A Streetcar Named Desire. The theme of A Streetcar Named Desire is death. We first encounter this idea with the death of Blanche and Stella's relationship as sisters. Blanche and Stella once had a life together in Bel Reve and when Stella decided to move on and leave, Blanche was never able to forgive her. This is evident in the scene where Blanche first arrives in New Orleans and meets Stella at the bowling alley. Stella and Blanche sit down for a drink and we immediately see Blanche's animosity towards Stella. Blanche blames Stella for abandoning her in Bel Reve, leaving Blanche to handle the property division after her parents' deaths. As a result of Stella's lack of support, we see Blanche become addicted to alcohol and lose her mental state. Blanche becomes a terrible person throughout the play as we learn the details of her life in Bel Reve. The loss of his entire fortune and the struggle to overcome a relationship with a seventeen-year-old student. This baggage that Blanche carries affects Stella until it causes the end of her relationship. As Blanche's visit with Stella continues, the blows become too great and with Stanley's help, Stella has Blanche committed to a mental hospital, thus symbolizing the death of the relationship they once had. The next death we encounter in the film is the death of Stella and Stanley's marriage. Our first vision of Stanley is that of an eccentric man, but a respectable husband who cares deeply for his wife. However, as Blanche's visit continues, we come to see the real Stanley, violent and violent.
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