A Streetcar Named Desire
Which characters in the text show displacement?
Give evidence from the text that proves this.
Give evidence from the text that proves this.
Throughout the play, Blanche suffers from displacement. She is constantly looking for new ideas and relationships to form her identity. She seems to believe her illusions of the past as well as the future. She attempts to manipulate both Mitch and Stanley to build some kind of stability that does not exist.