Streetcar Critic Quotes

The Clash Between the Two Cultures

• 'The dynamic opposition between Blanche and Stanley is one of the most important forces in the play'- David Kinder
• 'The linguistic contrast between these two characters strongly reflects the dramatic conflict between them'- David Kinder
• 'Williams has set up a polarity in the idiolect and sociolect of the two characters'- David Kinder
• 'His divergent language acts as a reflection of his hostility to her and everything she stands for'- David Kinder

Blanche

• '[Blanche] has been forced to use the one thing which is most cherished prided in the figure of the Southern Belle: her sexuality'- Catherine Mills
• 'Blanche is a victim of the mythology of the 'southern belle''- Samuel Tapp
• 'She is unable to survive in a world of bright lights, and is led to self-destruction'- Samuel Tapp
• 'Illusion is an armour…