From a feminist's point of view, domestic abuse should not happen at any cost, not to anyone. In scene 10, the climax of the play we see drunk Stanley who has absolutely no control over himself raping Blanche. Even after Blanche tells Stella that Stanley raped him she refuses to believe that Stanley can do such a horrible thing, and she still lives with Stanley as she is dependent on him and has nowhere else to go. Another example of domestic abuse is from Scene three when Stanley gets drunk and slaps Stella. In both of these cases, Stanley is drunks and believes that his actions should be excused as he himself doesn’t realize what he is doing. These actions show us the fact that Stanley uses actions to show the women his irritation, frustration/ anger instead of using words; using violence to show their dominance. These violent actions also show that Tennessee Williams did not take feminist views in consideration prior to writing this play. He preferred focusing on the stereotypical gender roles within society. Again, highlighting that women are not able to run the house alone, are always dependent on men. A feminist would not tolerate domestic abuse at any cost. William Tennessee would have to consider these factors and change this situation for a feminist to read the play and enjoy
From a feminist's point of view, domestic abuse should not happen at any cost, not to anyone. In scene 10, the climax of the play we see drunk Stanley who has absolutely no control over himself raping Blanche. Even after Blanche tells Stella that Stanley raped him she refuses to believe that Stanley can do such a horrible thing, and she still lives with Stanley as she is dependent on him and has nowhere else to go. Another example of domestic abuse is from Scene three when Stanley gets drunk and slaps Stella. In both of these cases, Stanley is drunks and believes that his actions should be excused as he himself doesn’t realize what he is doing. These actions show us the fact that Stanley uses actions to show the women his irritation, frustration/ anger instead of using words; using violence to show their dominance. These violent actions also show that Tennessee Williams did not take feminist views in consideration prior to writing this play. He preferred focusing on the stereotypical gender roles within society. Again, highlighting that women are not able to run the house alone, are always dependent on men. A feminist would not tolerate domestic abuse at any cost. William Tennessee would have to consider these factors and change this situation for a feminist to read the play and enjoy