Ksenia Morozova Prof. Clark AML 2020 November 27, 2014 The writer’s function is to enhance the readers’ conscious life by sharing his reaction with them. Through the vivid images and powerful language Tennessee Williams and Susan Glaspell serve as a social critics and protests against gender discrimination, violence in the relationship and inequality in the society. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” the Tennessee Williams raise the social trend of male chauvinism and denies of free roles of women by the society, which leads to the abuse of Stella and Blanche by Stanley. Blanche is the dualistic character of the society, who adjusts her reality accordingly. In the play “Trifles” Susan Glaspell observes the trend in the society where …show more content…
The main character of the play is Blanche DuBois, the young lady who presents dualistic character and lost in the choosing between spiritual world full of beauty and innocence or reality full of cruelty and violence. The first appearance of Blanche gives readers wrong impression, as a well-mannered lady from South. “She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat…Her delicate beauty must avoid a storing light” (E95). Throughout the play the readers find out the real Blanche – unhappy person, who is subordinated inner desires and instincts. Drinking and love affairs are the only way she can deal with her problems. Blanche’s ideal conception of the world is the only protection against of society. The following lanes of Blanche’s imagination about the perfect representation of the world, is the reason of Stanley take advantage on her: “Maybe we are a long way from being made in God’s image, but Stella – my sister – there has been some progress since then! Such things as art – as poetry and music – such kinds of new light have come into the world since then! … That we have got to make grow! And cling to, and hold as our flag!” (E121). The problem of male