A Streetcar Named Desire: Analysis of Blanche Blanche represents a deep-seated attachment to the past. She has lived her whole life in Laurel, a small southern town; her family had aristocratic roots and taught Blanche about some of the finer things in life. Unfortunately, she cannot cope with life outside Laurel. Her life is a lesson in how a single tragic event can ruin the future; her refusal to come out of the past and …showed first 75 words of 664 total…

…showed last 75 words of 664 total…world. Blanche is a truly tragic heroine. She endured deep suffering and guilt over the suicide of her husband. Unfortunately, Blanche is unable to let go of the past; it is her fatal flaw. She allows the music to keep playing in her head, and the aristocratic ideals to keep pounding in her heart. As a result, she cannot face the present or the future, but hides in a dream world that eventually destroys her.