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Illusions In A Streetcar Named Desire

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How far and in what ways do the central characters in A Streetcar Named Desire do led lives consumed by illusion? Each central character in A Streetcar Named Desire lives with a sense of illusion in their lives, however to different degrees. Blanche is fully aware of the illusions which she creates in order to stop herself from being damaged by the harsh reality of new ideals because as a Southern Belle she would’ve been hidden from the outside world and protected by men, and even though she has experienced many scarring events in her life (for instance the suicide of her young husband), she still lives a life consumed by illusion. Whereas Stanley may seem as the antithesis of Blanche in that he is entirely matter of fact about everything,
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