Synopsis:
in the Kowalski's residence, a character named Stella is pregnant and is married to a blue collar husband named Stanley Kowalski.Stella has an older sister named Blanche Dubois where she comes to live in their poor, disgusting apartment after the misfortunes that has happened to her. Blanche talked about how she left the property their family owns named Belle Reve for the sake of their family. After their talk, Blanche meets Stella's husband, Stanley for the first time and she talks about how she lost her husband. Stanley, on the other hand, doesn't believe in what Blanche says . Stanley overhears Blanche saying terrible things about him, so he became meaner to her. tensions rise between the two while Stanley tries to find out more about her past and tells it to Mitch. On her birthday, Mitch leaves her while Stanley gives her tickets to Laurel. Stella ends up fighting with Stanley, but she had to go to the hospital because she is giving birth. Afterward, Blanche and Mitch had a confrontation and then she ends up arguing with Stanley. She ended up getting raped by him and then she confronts Stella bout what Stanley has done, but Stella didn't believe it. The doctor and nurse comes and takes Blanche to an asylum while the other people were playing a poker game like nothing has ever happened.
Analysis:
Stanley, Stella’s husband, totally doesn’t treat her like an equal. This is seen in the first scene, where she gets a package of meat thrown at her like she’s an animal. He also abuses Stella, and hits her when he’s drunk. However, Stanley always comes crawling back to her. Stella always takes him back too. Stanley can’t see her as an equal, he sees her as a lady he has epic fornications with. It is for that reason why their relationship will never deep.
In the play, Stanley portrays as a misogynist. He believes that there shouldn’t be any woman overpowering him, thus he would always show his power by going berserk towards Stella. To show his extreme misogynistic views, he rapes Stella’s sister, Blanche to show that he has power. Misogyny is shown in the play mostly by the tensions between Blanche and Stanley. Stanley’s manly personality is what makes Blanche dislike him. Stanley feels the need to feel superior over Blanche, so the tension between them rises. Misogyny occurs due to Stanley’s hatred towards woman that creates an impact towards society. This is what lead him to rape Blanche and this shows how misogyny is portrayed from a man who believes to have power over others.
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