A Streetcar Named Desire

when we first meet Blanche DuBois, she has travelled to see her sister Stella. She took streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries to arrive at her sisters apartment. what might these names mean?

when we first meet Blanche DuBois, she has travelled to see her sister Stella. She took streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries to arrive at her sisters apartment. what might these names mean?

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The two metaphorical streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries introduce the dual themes of lust and death that will be paired constantly through the play.

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