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Subject：

AnAnthologyoftheEnglish

andAmericanDrama

StudentNumber:

1207022047

AnalysisofBlanche’sTragedy

布兰奇悲剧分析

Abstract:

ThispaperseekstoprobeintothereasonsleadingtoBlanche’stragedywhoistheprotagonistinAStreetCarNamedDesire.InordertohaveadeepunderstandingofBlanche,thispaperwillstudythetragedyofBlanchefromtwoprimarycauses:

externalcausesandinternalcauses,inwhichhistoricalorigin,economicenvironment,andwomen’stragedycontributetotheexternalcausesandBlanche’scharacterandfailureofmarriagewillcontributetotheinternalcauses.

ManyreaderssubjectivelyconsiderBlancheasawomenbeingunpureorevenevilafterreadingthisnovel.However,togetafullunderstandingofaperson’svirtue,oneshouldputthispersonintoabackground-supportedworld.Blancheisavictimofthesocialcode,but,atthesametime,herdistinctivecharactersalsocontributetotheprocessofherperishing.Inaword,thispaperiswrittenwiththehopeofprovidereaderssomecluestoformanobjectiveperspectivesoastogiveBlancheanappropriateassessment.

摘要：

《欲望号街车》是田纳西最受欢迎的剧本之一,也是他的成名作，《欲望号街车》是一部具有高度艺术性的现实主义作品。

其中的布兰奇角色一直是学者们讨论的热点人物。

本文将从两个发方面——内因和外因分析布兰奇悲剧的根源。

历史根源，经济环境以及女人的悲剧这三方面构成外在原因，而内在原因本文将从布兰奇的性格和失败的婚姻两方面研究，以便对布兰奇的悲剧命运获得更加深入的了解。

许多读者在评价布兰奇这个任务时，将其笼统地归为肮脏的坏女人。

然而，对人物性格的正确把握应将其放入时代背景，以获得全面的认识。

布兰奇的性格是外在原因和内在原因的共同作用。

因此，本文通过分析这两方面，以求为读者提供对布兰奇这一人物的客观认识。

KeyWords:

History,Economy,Women,Character,Marriage

关键词：

历史，经济，妇女，性格，婚姻

Section1Introduction

TennesseeWilliams,whosewritingcareerlastedfor40years,isthemostdistinguishedplaywrightsincetheAmericanWWII.”Acarnameddesire”isoneofhisplayspublishedinthe1940s.Thedebutofthisplayin1947causedagreatsensation,whichwonhimthreemostimportantdramaawards:

PulitzerPrize,theNewYorkDramaAwardandDonaldSenAward.”AStreetcarNamedDesire”isregardedasthefinestAmericanplay.Bydepictingthespiritualconfusiontrappedbythewesterners,itexposedthevariousevilsanddarknessofthesociety.Theheroine——portrayedintheplay,isconsideredagreatsuccess.ThefamouscriticJohnBrowncommentedthefemalcharactersinthedrama”moreperfect,moreprofound.,moreaboundant”.ThewriterhimeselfwasslaoverysympathetictothefateofBlanche.Heoncesaid:

”thesignifianceofthisdramaconsistsinthemodernbrutalsocietyedgingoutthosewhoaretender,sensitiveandelegant.

AmericancriticNorman.NHollandsaid:

thebehaviorisdeterminedeitherbythenatureorbytheenvironment;

itiseitherinnateoracquired.Blanche’stragedyisnotonlytheresultofpersonalfactorsbutitisalsoinseperablewiththelivingageaswellasthesocialbackground.ThisarticaltrystotracethefoundmentalcausesofBlanche’stragedy,byanalysizingthegreathistorical,economic,inneremotionalneedsandotheraspectsofpointswiththehopeofbringsomeenlightenmenttopeople’sspirituallifeofthemodernsociety.

Section2ExternalCauses

2.1HistoricalOrigin

Firstly,blanchegrowsupinthehistoricalperiodofthegreatsocialtransitionfromtheold.Itisanagewhentheplantation-basedeconomyofthesouthernpartstillcastitsentrenchedshadowonthesouthinspiteoftheCivilWarwhichhasgrantedtheBlacksthesocalledliberty.AlthoughBlanche’sparents’donothaveslavesbuttheyareinpossessionofalargepieceofmanor.Asaplantationowner'

sdaughter,Blanche'

slifeisverywelloff.Shereceivesadecenteducationsinceshewasyoung,sosheisbornwithasenseofromanticandpleasure-seekinglifephilosophy.

Theplantation-basedeconomyobligethewomentodependonmengreatly,whichreducestobeaman’splaything.So,itisamustforthemtobeelegantandtalklady-liketalks.Theyhavenothingtodoalllongbuttoattendsomeballsandcelebrationsentertainingthehopeofmakingacquaintancewithsomeonewithamiliiondollars.ThetragedyoftheSouthernladisisinescapable,fortheyareaproductofhistory,andwiththeprogressofhistory,theyareboundtoperish.Theymixuptherelianceonmenwithlove.Tomakethingsworse,theyevenliveintheillusionofloveandfinallyleadstodilirium.Theirtragedyliesinthefactthattheyareonthereversetrackofthehistoricaldevelopment,whichisalethalblunder.Thehypocriticalethicoftheoldageaswellastheindifferentpragmaticismofthenewageconspirestostranglethem.NotonlyisBlanchetheheiroftheconventionalsouthernculture,butsheisthevictimofit.Thespiritualstressafflictherbothoutwardlyandinwardly,whichasaresult,accelerateherperish.

Inmyopinion,anyonewhoisonthereversetrackofthecourseofthehistoricaldevelopmentwillinevitablelymeethiswaterloo,forthehistoryhasproved”laggingbehindleavesonevulnerabletoattacks”.（MaoZhedong）

2.2EconomicEnvironment

Then,thethesocialeconomicenvironmentinwhichBlanchelivesisalsooneofaseisicelementsthatcannotbeignored.Andthatenvironmentisthebrutalpoweredgingouttheoldcivilization,whenthesouthernpartofAmericawheretheindustrializedeconomyofthebourgeoisgrowingstrongerandsteadier.Intheearly20thcentury,southAmericanplantationeconomydisintegratedandwasgraduallysubstitutedbyemergingindustrialcapitalism.Whentheoldsouthdescendantsfoundthattheirlongreliedaristocraticlifewasfadingawaybuttheycouldnotadaptthemselvestotheneweconomicage,theyfeltbewilderedandataloss.Inordertofindawayout,beingclosewithstrangersseemedtobetheonlywaytosparetheirhollowspiritstowhichBlanchefinallyresorts,whichpusheshercourseoflifeintoaswamp.AlthoughBlancheeventuallylosesbothherparentsandBelleReve,nooneshowsanymercytoheratall.Shelosesherteachingpositionasaresultofherpromiscuity.Sheisdespisedbythewholeworldandfiredbytheschool,noplacetolife.Havingnochoices,shemakeshermindtovisitesherlittlesisterwhohasseveredherconnectionformanyyearsforthepurposeoffindingaffectionandpeace.Shewantstodisertheroldlifeandliveanewlife,onlytofindshebringstoubletohersister’sfamily.TheconflictbetweenBlancheandStanleybecomesmoreandmoreintense,tomakethingsworse,StanleyfindoutallthesecretsofBlanchewhoruinsBlanchebothinspiritandbody.Asaresult,Blancheissenttopsychologicalhospital.

Ontheonehand,Blancherepresentstheplantation-basedeconomyofthesouth,whereasStanleyrepresentsthenortherneconomysystemwhichistotallycontrarytothat.Stanleyiaarathercommonworkingmanwhosemaindriveinlifeissexualandwhofaceseverythingwithbrutalrealism.Heistheepitomeofthenorthandheiscourseandmaterial.Stanleyknowsnothingatallaboutmentalpursuit,andsexaswellasforceishisonlyresort.Becauseofthefactthatheliveinaworldwhichiscoarse,hedisclaimsanythingthatisholyandsublime,whichisthereasonwhyhecastshishatredonBlanche.Inaddition,Blanche’ssuperbprofilegiveshimaheavypunge.

OnetheotherhandthespecialsoutheconomiceconomyhasforgedBlanche’selegance,sensitiveness,conservativeness,whichcontrastswiththerealnewworldeconomy.Hershunningawayfromtherealityisbecauseshehasnowaytosolvethisconflict.Thus,herunsawayfromBelleReve,runingtoanotherplacehoweverstillbringsheraristocraticcharacteristicswhichfailstobeartheordealsoftherealworld,directlyleadingtotragedy.

ThedisintegrrationofBellReveisasymboltothetragedyofthoseplantowers.Still,Blanche’sdepravityisasymboltothefailureofthesoutharistocracycivilizationfightingwiththenorthindustialeconomy.

2.3Women’stragedy

Williamsisathisbestindepictinganunmarriedfallwomanfromthesouth.Womenaremoreeasilytobedestroyedandtheyarevulnerableinasocietywherepeoplearemorecriticaltowoman’sbehaviors.Thesocietyplacedcertainrestrictionsonwoman’slives.AccordingtotheVictoriansocialcodes,womenarecompletelysubmissivetomen,andtheydonothavetheirindependentidentities.BothStellaandBlanchethinkthatwomancannotleadarespectablelifewithoutdependingonaman.Intheplay,thefamilyviolencefoundintwocouples,theKowalskisandtheirneighbors,SteveandEunice,alsoexposeswoman’slowersocialstatusduringthetransitionalperiodfromtheoldtothenewsouth.Blanche,asanunmarriedagingwoman,isthevictimofsocialconvention.Shebelievesonlybymarryingherselfoff,

canshehaveanewstart,forgettingherpast.Dependenceonmanseemsanindispensableparttoawoman’shappiness.Shedoesnotrealizethatherdependenceonmenwillleadtoherdownfallratherthansalvation.BesidesBlanche,Eunicealsoarguesthatestablishingacompanionshipwithmenisawoman’smeansofsurvival.Woman’slackofsurvivalskillsmakesthemhelpless.Secondly,ifBlanchewereaman,herwantonpastquitelikelybeignoredaftersheleftherhometown.Socialconventionsseemmoretoleranttomen’ssexualbehaviors.Blanche’smaleancestorsthoughalsocouldnotfindadecentwaytosatisfytheirlust,theyonlylosttheirmoney.ButBlanchepayshighpriceforhersexualpromiscuity.Herpresentpredicamentisatypicalonetoawoman.IfBlanchewereaman,absolutely,shewillnotseekthekindnessofstrangers.Sheisweakandfragileandhasneverfoundherindependentidentity.Ironically,MitchonceexclaimsthatBlancheisan’independent’person.HewasdeceivedbyBlanche’sfakeappearancefromtheverybeginning.Asawoman,Blanchefollowsthesocialprinciplesononehandandviolatesthemontheotherhand.Hermisinterpretationsofthesocialcodesleadhertothedoom.

Inthissection,threeaspectsofexternalcausehavebeendiscussed.Itisnee