Stanley Vs. Blanche in the film

The juxtaposing views of both Stanley and Blanche in the play are rather interesting. From the moment the reader is introduced to Blanche we see her very old fashioned, classic and pompous attitude.  Blanche is from a plantation called Belle Reve. I think that her being raised on a planation is wildly significant. Plantations, in my opinion, signify classism, race, slavery and many other antiquated views. For someone who has lived in this setting her whole life her reaction to both New Orleans way of life and its inhabitants is to be expected.

When Blanche first arrives in New Orleans she is shocked by the state in which she finds Stella living. Seeing how they both were raised at Belle Reve it is interesting that Stella has fallen in love with Stanley, who is more of a blue collar more lackadaisical kind of man. Stanley, who is polish, is physically opposite of Blanche. He is a working-man and by Blanche’s standards, unrefined.

In the film the visuals of Blanche vs. Stanley is very dramatically opposed. In the scene where the two meet for the first time Blanche is dressed in light, lacy, white garments. She is very clearly in expensive clothing. Stanley on the other comes in in a very tight fitting t-shirt, and what appear to be work slacks. His shirt is stained in sweat. For first impressions Stanley is off to a rocky start.

One way in which the two are similar, however is their common love for Stella, and they both have headstrong personalities. For this reason we find them constanly competing for Stella’s attention.  We also find them at odds because of their strong personalities banging heads.