![]() ![]() Kowalski regards money as the key to happiness money will buy anything. She searches for values, reflecting education in her manner of speaking. Speech, to Stanley, is a way of expressing his wants, likes, and dislikes. Her preferences for entertainment are teas, cocktails, and luncheons. Kowalskis relish loud poker parties with their characteristic rough humor. A DuBois wouldn't be found working in a steel mill, as would a Kowalski. We assume DuBois to be an aristocratic name, possibly one with a proud heritage. Williams has begun to sketch the personalities by a nationality association. We immediately recognize that the very name DuBois and Kowalski contrast. The most obvious difference between the worlds of Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski lies in the diversity of their backgrounds. ![]() ![]() ![]() That is, they should understand some of the differences between the DuBois world and the Kowalski world. To understand fully the scenes of confrontations, readers should have a good understanding of what is at stake in each encounter. In the first scene the confrontation is not so severe, but it increases in severity until one of the two must be destroyed. The structure of this play is best seen through a series of confrontations between Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski. ![]()
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