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- Submissive-"she cries out in protest but manages to catch it"
- At rare times attempts to be assertive-"dont holler at me like that", although she is shown saying this "mildly"
- Impressionable-Blanche's comments on Stanley rub off on Stella-"'disgusting-vulgar-greasy!'-them kinds of words have been on your tongue and your sister's tongue too much around here!"
- Weak and vulnerable-"Stella begins to cry weakly", "she cries quietly"
- Dependent on breadwinner Stanley-"When he's away for a week I nearly go wild!, "And when he comes back I cry on his lap like a baby..."
- Five years younger than Blanche
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- To serve as a bridge between the two contrasting worlds of Blanche and Stanley, only answer to peace between the two sides. Only sign og hope of compromise/coexistence although proves unacheiveable in the end
- Part of the New Orleans community living in the new world of industrialisation-symbolic of the new and reformed society yet still ground and restricted by her roots that she is desperate to leave behind. Blends in with the "spirit of life which goes on here"
- A desperate attempt to produce an image of a perfect, stereotypical family
- Symbolic of the members of society able to adapt to their environment, contrasting Blanche and her inability to adapt
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- Suffers progressively through the play due to Blanche and her mental deterioration
- Passive from the opening, with her growing out of passivity in the rogression of the play, although she does not aintain this persona as she remains ignorant at the close and is passive to Stanley and his "bestial" nature as Blanche is taken away
- Becomes uncertain, apprehensive and anxious throughout the longer Blanche stays- begins to cry more and more, with her at her most expressive state at the end of Scene Eleven when "there is something luxurious in her complete surrender to crying now that her sister is gone"-suggests she has been reserved and bottling up her emotions for some time
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- A mother, wife and sister
- The only character that seems to support Stella from the start to the end is Eunice, who checks up on her and allows her to stay in her house for protection from Stanley in Scene Three. She appears to be a symbol of solace for Stella and her only true safe haven although she "seems to be having trouble with Steve", allowing her and Stela to relate to each others struggles
- Scenes One, Two, Three, Four and Eleven are her key scenes
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