Inability to Overcome Reality-

"I don't want realism. I want Magic" (page 145). One of the many quotes from Blanche DuBois, a main character in the play. As we continue deeper and deeper into the play we begin to discover more and more secrets about each character. We are also able to discover some themes of the play. The inability to overcome reality is a very good example of a theme that I believe is shown throughout. "I can smell the sea air. The rest of my time I'm going to spend on the sea. And when I die, I'm going to die on the sea..." (page 179). When the going gets tough people enjoy letting their minds run wild and imagining what kind of life they one day could have, and how they would feel if they had that type of lifestyle. Blanche takes it one step further in the play by imagining her life the way she feels it should be, and then lying to everyone around her by telling them that she lives that sort of way. However fancy clothes, baths galore, light covers, alcohol, and lying will never make up for the fact that the way she wants to live is not realistic. All of the other characters, especially Stanley are able to see that. Everyone except for Blanche that is, and when you can't see that; that definitely means that there is an underlying problem.