A Streetcar Named Desire and ideas of the American South

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A Streetcar Named Desire and ideas of the American South AO3 To be able to demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received.

30% Could it be that…? Plastic Theatre What can…? When did….? Can it be…? Why would…? Should…? 30% Could it be that…? Plastic Theatre Who….? What do….? How many….? Would….? What is the…?

Williams’ Words… ‘I write out of love for the South,’ wrote Williams, ‘But I can’t expect Southerners to realise that my writing about them is an expression of love. It is out of regret for a South that no longer exists that I write of the forces that destroyed it.’ (quoted by his mother in Edwina Dakin Williams and Lucy Freeman, Remember Me to Tom (New York: Putnam, 1963).

Ideas of the South are very important to Streetcar The prosperous economy of the southern states, founded on cotton plantations worked by Negro slaves, was ruined after defeat in the American Civil War (1861–65) which killed millions and almost broke a nation, leaving deep scars and the guilt and trauma of slavery. The South’s recovery was further held back by inadequate educational provision, poverty, racial conflict and what Rod Horton and Herbert Edwards call ‘a paralyzing obsession with the largely imaginary glories of the past’.

The Southern States The southern states have a very distinct regional identity. Southerners are supposed to have a particularly romantic temperament; according to this archetype, their key characteristics include: Individualism Sensitivity to criticism A highly developed code of personal honour Pride in race and the family A chivalric attitude to women Formal patterns of behaviour A fondness for rhetoric A lack of intellectual stature A romantic and nostalgic conservatism. How do these characteristics contribute towards William’s presentation of Blanche’s character?

Use the Context Hand-outs and surround each image with notes about how the character presentation has been influenced by contextual factors.