The idea of reaching a state of euphoria is one that humans naturally strive to achieve. Though such a state is near impossible to reach, or even keep over the course of a life time. This is so, as humans are complex beings. One requires a delicate sense of balance in their life to achieve a joyous life. The balance can be thrown off by a great deal of occurrences. An unwilling spirit, refusing to abandon their pride or an individual tortured by their past experiences can both tip the scales in a negative way. The natural sense of achievement and improvement involves perspiration to grow as a self-motivated individual searching to prosper and transform into a well-rounded individual that reflects on the happiness of a person. Happiness is due …show more content…
Having a tortured past, she often leaves her mental state in the hands of a bottle. With her messy past comes a deep routed need to hide it. The troubled woman is haunted by the memory of her lost husband Allan Grey, who had committed suicide after she had caught him with a man. “Blanche didn’t just love him but worshipped the ground he walked on!” (102.Tennessee Williams) Aside the obvious fact that witnessing the suicide of another human can have a scarring effect on any one, the devotee of Allan was left with a major hole in her life. Every time Blanche is reminded, or effected by Allan’s death the Varsouviana polka gets stuck in her head which is only halted by “the shot! It always stops after that.” (114) From the death of her husband and the loss of the plantation there is a lot of things that have left a physiological mark on her and give her the will to cover her past up. While living with the Kowalskis, if Blanche had not lived many different lives, and lied to her new acquaintances she could have had a normal life. Of course Stanley would act up eventually and reveal how he treats his wife Stella, but she could have finally had her happiness with