Since Blanche believes the opposite of death is desire, the theme subsequently forms itself into being described as a beautiful tragedy, the juxtapose between life and sanity. Blanche is merely a fallen angel, who uses fibs, sex, and alcohol to escape reality; purging herself into this fantasy she had thrown herself in to keep herself “sane”. Blanche refuses to accept the fate that had had been given to her, for now she devours in lies, trying to keep the younger version of herself alive, through dating younger men.
To start off, when Blanche uses the word death, she uses to express the termination of her insanity, in short “death of her insanity’. Stanley, Stella’s husband, can solely see through this facade she simply puts on. Stanley seeks out to destroy Blanches mask. Considering how insecure and fragile she is, he later leaves her mentally abused and disconnected from reality. Stanley unfolds the truth about the real Blanche, and can only see her as “damaged goods”. Despite everything that's happening, Stella fails to understand, rushing down tears as her sister, Blanche, is set out into mental hospital.
To support this, in Scene 7, Stanley says “Things I already suspected. But now I got proof from the most reliable sources-- which
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“Desire”, refers to Blanches lewd and promiscuous ways back in Laurel. She uses sex to get away from “death”, that has corrupted her into sharing intimacies with other men. To “escape death”, Blanche urges to feel and condemn happiness, so she can get away from the emptiness that occurs when you die. Blanche tries to run away from the sadness of her husband's suicide, only to have more people dying off around her. In the play, Blanche says “...And funerals are pretty compared to deaths. Funerals are quiet, but deaths - not so much.” This explains the source of Blanche's insanity, having to experience her family dying, including her