A Streetcar Named Desire

New Orleans/French Quarter/music

Death of the Antebellum South/Belle Reve

Southern Belle

The significance of the Streetcar named Desire/Cemeteries/Elysian Fields

Stella!

The lurid details of Blanche's past (in summary)

Lantern symbolism

Dramatic irony

Williams' sexuality (author info)

The Varsouviana

Pathos for Blanche

Tragedy/Tragic hero/hubris/catharsis

"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers."