The Theme of Domestic Violence in Sreetcar Named Desire

Before The Women's Liberation Movement, domestic violence was seen as a forbidden subject. In the play Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams shows how society accepted had ignored it. One of the characters, Stanley Kowalski, even found it to be a positive and very sexual part of him and his wife, Stella's, relationship. Throughout the play, Williams shows that he believes that it is wrong. In Streetcar Named Desire, the forbidden subject of domestic violence is …

…might consider women like Stella should be strong and make themselves a better life with someone else. The theme of domestic violence is a strong subject in the play Streetcar Named Desire. People of the time chose to ignore its existence. The author used a characters attraction to it to show the inappropriate sexual elements of it. He also shows the need for women to take charge of their lives when in a dangerous situation.