A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams Essay -- Streetcar Desi

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee WilliamsMITCH Lies, lies, inside and out, all lies. Referring to the twocritical opinions, explore the extent to which the relationshipbetween Mitch and Blanche is based on deception and self deception.Throughout Williams play an unexpected relationship is developingbefore us. This is the one formed between Mitch and Blanche. Two very contrary characters who would calculate to have nothing in common butwhen they dig deeper into each others personalities they find thathave shared many past experiences and this gives them a basis fortheir relationship. However, afterwards realising that Blanche is not thesame person that she appears to be, Mitch begins to doubt anythingthat she has told him in the past. Can the audience blame him, as theyknow that she has even lied to her own sister. What makes herrelationship with Mitch different to that she has with any otherperson? What makes him so special that she does not feel the need tolie to him? Mitch p roposes to Blanche that everything that she hastold him is a lie. That the person that he knows her as is makebelieve. Lies, lies, inside and out, all lies (Scene 9), is thephrase used by Mitch to convey his feelings to Blanche. He is right.Blanche had based all her relationships on lies since she had arrivedin Stella and Stanleys house. She felt that it was the only way thatshe would be judge by her sister and brother in law. She was neverexpecting to meet such a man as Mitch, but once he did appear she hadto fall out the deceit with him, to make sure that she did notincriminate herself, as she had already spun so many stories forStella and Stanley.Mitch is a very weak character. He stays at home... ...and she isnot as hard faced as she has seemed throughout the play. All shewanted was to have something to replace what disappeared when she lostAllan. There had obviously been something missing since he died, andthat is what Blanche had been searching for, sadly everywhere shelook ed she only found herself in trouble. Cardullo sees her actions atthe Flamingo, not necessarily as prostituting herself, she may nothave thought of herself as a prostitute as most people would defineit. She was on her mission to find that lost thing, they got wised upafter two or 3 dates with her, but maybe that was because theydid not have the thing that she wanted, and she was just as much forthem leaving as they were. Mitch was different however, she wanted himand did not want to dope off him. That is why she had to deceive him tomake sure that he did not leave.