A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, is a involved web of complex themes where characters are pitted against one another as symbols of conflicting qualities. Throughout the story there are many themes. One theme that resurfaces many times during the play in how money affects the relationships among the characters. Money affects relationships by creating conflicts between people who have it and who do not, as well as creating conflicts among people who have …

…is something primal and base that mothers should not be exposed to. This is seen when Blanche and Stanley were talking about how Stanley found an interest in women who “Lay…her cards on the table.” (2085). The sexual innuendo that takes places seems to suggest that the “something” primal and base is sex. The fact that Mitch doesn’t want to play poker in the presence of his mother also lends credence to this view.