How Does A Streetcar Named Desire Change Stella's Identity

The way people grow up affects the person that they are today. Not only does it affect them but it also affects the shaping of their own identities. While reading A Streetcar Named
Desire and “A Daily Joy to Be Alive” we saw many different ways that their identities are changing by their change in actions or the way they talk. Not only did we see the changing of their identities in many ways we also saw it in not just one but many characters.
I would like to start with Stella from A Streetcar Named Desire. Stella has completely changed throughout the whole book with her identity. From the very beginning Blanche states
“What are you doing in a place like this?” (Scene 1 page 12) to her sister, Stella. What Blanche says in this sentence is showing

She has completely changed herself from how she was raised throughout her childhood and even got married to a mentally and physically abusive guy,
Stanley. Not only has she changed her identity by changing herself but she also changed herself by marrying someone she knows isn't good for her which can affect her identity.
Next is Stanley, husband to Stella and enemy to Blanche. Stanley has shown his true identity from the beginning. Not only was Stanley physically and mentally abusive to Stella he also shaped himself into being manipulative towards Blanche as well. In scene three Stanley gets angry at Blanche for her music on the radio and Stanley runs in to throw the radio out the window. Not only does he throw the radio out the window he also gets angry at Stella for defending her sister. In conclusion to that Stanley ends up hitting Stella. Towards the end of scene ten Stanley rapes Blanche, his own wifes sister. Throughout the whole book Stanley has been an enemy towards Blanche ever since she arrived, he has made her own sister turn her back on her. Concluding, Stanley has shown to what extent of shaping his own identity he is capable of by completing these actions all throughout the

Blanche has always tried to get rid of her past but in nine Mitch confronts
Blanche about her lies and says “But I was a fool enough to believe you was straight.” ( Scene 9 page 145). Blanche finally admits that she has lied this whole time but only because she is scared of being vulnerable truthfully. While reading this book Blanche has always seemed like a happy, joyful, and spontaneous person but deep down we all knew she was hurting and trying to find a way out of this dark hole she is in. I believe that she had good reason for lying and was shaping her identity in a bad way rather than good. With Stellas help Blanche is finally able to get help and I hope that she is able to turn her life around and start shaping her own identity for the better.
Finally, I would like to talk about the poem “A Daily Joy to Be Alive.” The author has shown us the central idea of exercising his power to show that it is possible to shape your own identities. In stanza 1 lines 7-9 “and I must learn to fly again each day, or die.” The author talks about how you can choose the outcome of life and whether you get back up, fly, or if you stop trying, die. This really helps shape how you think about things and the extent someone is