ENCW 205: Art & Identity in New Orleans

I noticed quite a few differences between the written version and the movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire. I mostly noticed it in the portrayal of the characters. Stanley seems far more violent in the movie, breaking things more often and seeming to have outbursts every time he drinks rather than the few times he got physical in the book. Stella also seems to be stronger in the movie rather than the book. She stood up to Stanley many times throughout the movie, defending her sister. Next, Blanche seems more mentally unwell in the movie. She has very obvious delusions in the movie and she has them more frequently. In the book she seemed to be over dramatized but in the movie she seems like she is actually delusional and unwell. Lastly, Eunice was more involved in the movie than in the book, especially in the end.