Women in Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller

Women in Tennessee Williams A trolley car Named swear and Arthur Millers Death of a SalesmanThe part of Stella and Linda are both archetypal female figures inthat they follow the typical fictional role of the unassertive wife andm different. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Stella DuBois (renamed Mrs.Stanley Kowalski) actualises and forgives her husband, defending himagainst any criticism. Likewise, in Death of a Salesman, Linda - theonly female character with any result - is a meek, timid figure aroundher husband. This weakness is underscored by the reprove constructionand diction that each character uses when in conflict with theirhusband. As both Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller are men, it canbe seen that their female characters ply to be what men would desirein women, without giving a too-accurate portrayal of an actual person.Stella and Linda are both symbols of the deferential wife and mother,not win over portraits of women.Stella and Linda are both thought of only in relation to the othercharacters. They exist to support their husbands and defend them fromother characters. Both Stella and Linda attempt to machination themselves totheir husbands flaws, and apologize to other characters for theirhusbands actions. When Stanley gets drunk, smashes the radio andwindow, and hits Stella, Stella must apologize to Blanche forStanleys behavior Hes half-drunk He didnt know what he wasdoing... He was as good as a lamb when I came back and hes reallyvery, very ashamed of himself. completely that Stella can do is make excusesfor his behavior, not blaming him for anything People have got to plunk for each others habits, I guess. It is in this scene (4) thatthe audience truly sees Stella... ...laces, particularly in scene 3 All of you- please go blank space If any one of you have one spark of decency inyou- You personate your hands on me and Ill-. This is realistic forsome women who are submissive to their husbands, more(prenominal) so than perhapsthe characters actions, and the portrayal of the women characters asweak and disinclination spouses is not realistic when it is the only femaleelement.There are no strong female characters in either A Streetcar NamedDesire of Death of a Salesman. Stella and Linda are dutiful wives,inferior to their husbands, who forgive and support them in spite ofabuse. This is shown by their change in sentence structure anddiction. Perhaps some males desire unconditional support and surrenderfrom their wives, but to portray all females as weak women at theevery beck and cry of their husbands is unrealistic and inaccurate.