A streetcar named desire is a master piece from the american writer Tennessee Williams, but more than just a play it is an abstract image from American 4o's society that Tennessee makes through the personalities of his main characters. What is even more interesting about this play is how the writer make an association between characters to make a drama that can be directly linked to United States society of the time.
Through all the second world war united states gain wealthiness, becoming an arrogant and selfish society where the richest people lived by and for an image. Some of the citizens that make part of the highest social level, become so obsessed with showing off and pretending, that when the economical situation wasn't good they couldn't realize their reality.
The relation between Stanley, Stella and Blanche is a perfect example of how Tennessee Williams, make out a metaphor of the american society inside his play. Blanche Dubois represents the american high class society of 4o's decade, that society that lived for an image, prejudices and status. Stanley Kowalski represent the brutal man of the time, full of prejudices and with lack of manners, what can be related to a lower social class and for it its representation inside the play. Finally we find Stella Kowalsky role, she could be the prefect representation of a mixed between Blanche's and Stanley's social level, showing too the role of a submissive woman.
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