A Streetcar Named Desire 3

In the play A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, one of the main characters had the misconception that she was living in a world different than that of reality and this contributed to the central theme that hiding one's true self can hurt everyone involved. Blanche DuBois was introduced as the refined sister of Stella Kowalski, whom she appeared to be visiting for a short time. These two women came from a Southern aristocratic …

…the repeated bathing by Blanche. It appeared that she was trying to wash away her past sins so that she could begin anew while living with her sister. This evidence of guilt, along with character references by non-speaking parts, contributed to the presumption that Blanche had a split personality. It was quite obvious that this woman had led two completely different lives and she had problems distinguishing between what was fantasy and what was reality.