The “Soft People” of Laura and Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie' and Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar named Desire'


Hausarbeit (Hauptseminar), 2010

26 Seiten, Note: 1,0


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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Reflections of Tennessee Williams Life within The Glass Menagerie

3 The “Soft People” Laura Wingfield and Blanch DuBois
3.1 Laura´s Struggle with Identity
3.2 Blanche – the Moth and the Butterfly
3.3 Similarities and Differences between Laura and Blanche

4 Tom´s Singularity among Williams` “Soft People”
4.1 Conscience
4.2 Sedation of Society
4.3 Self-fulfilment vs. Deindividualization
4.4 Tom as Misfit of Society
4.5 Tom´s Family Situation and the Limits of the Critical Theory

5 Conclusion

6 References

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Details

Titel
The “Soft People” of Laura and Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie' and Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar named Desire'
Hochschule
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Note
1,0
Autor
Jahr
2010
Seiten
26
Katalognummer
V184582
ISBN (eBook)
9783656094289
ISBN (Buch)
9783656094029
Dateigröße
685 KB
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
This term paper is intended to elucidate on the topic of “soft people” within Tennessee Williams most important plays, "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". Why did the theme “soft people” gain such prominence within Williams` work? What parallels can be detected between the author´s life and aspects of his characters? What makes Laura and Tom Wingfield, on the one hand, and Blanche DuBois, on the other hand, belong to this category? What misery do these characters share? What signifies their softness in any individual case, and what determines their fate?
Schlagworte
soft, people”, laura, wingfield, glass, menagerie, blanche, dubois, streetcar, desire, Tennessee Williams, Modern American Drama
Arbeit zitieren
Toni Friedrich (Autor:in), 2010, The “Soft People” of Laura and Tom Wingfield in 'The Glass Menagerie' and Blanche DuBois in 'A Streetcar named Desire' , München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/184582

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