Maurice's Journal #3: A Streetcar Named Desire

In the end, I guess that’s why Tennessee Williams titled the book “A Streetcar Named Desire.” In my opinion, it seemed as if there was something that everyone within the household desired, longed for, or wanted. For example, I predicted that Blanche desired some type of love, or companionship. My reasoning for this is because throughout the scenes, Blanche would always flirt around, such as kissing the young man on the lips, to even wanting a relationship, and explaining to her sister Stella, “Yes—I want Mitch … very badly!” It also seemed that Blanche desired for her sister Stella to leave her husband Stanley, for his acts that he committed throughout the book. As for Stanley, his main desire/adjective in my eyes was to get Blanche out of the household. For example, on page 104, Stanley says, “She’s not stayin’ here after Tuesday. You know that, don’t you? Just to make sure I brought her ticket myself. A bus ticket!” (pg 104) When it comes down to Stella, She seemed like an angel, and just wanted everything to be perfect. When Blanche Arrived to their house, she wanted to make sure her sister was comfortable. And Stella also desired to have peace between Blanche and Stanley since they were always in some type of debate.
As I said earlier, I believe that the main character who kept the book entertaining was Blanche. There was always some type of history behind her, as I kept reading the book. For example, I learned that Blanche was a prostitute, or at least what I inferred from telling Mitch, “Yes, a big spider! That’s where I brought my victims. Yes, I had many intimacies with strangers. After the death of Allan—Intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with.” (pg 118) Once I read this, I was left in shock. I said to myself, Blanche, you shouldn’t downgrade yourself and just sleep with anyone for comfort; you’ll find the right man one day. That quote reminded me about society, and how when young girls feel as if there are not loved, they go into prostitution because they feel as if someone loves them, if they get intimate. I think that it’s a total shame. Another thing in the text that I was disgusted about was the fact that Stanley actually had the nerve to rape Blanche, your wife’s sister. Stanley must be low down to do something like that. I thought you disliked Blanche. I wondered how the book would have turned out if Blanche told her sister that her husband raped her. The book would have then been more intense.
In conclusion, I would defiantly recommend this book to one of my friends, or a relative. This book is filled with drama, and keeps the reader entertained. Out of five stars, I would give this book 5 star. Tennessee Williams did an excellent job conducting this book.