Interpret this quote as it relates to the play and then connect it to something in politics, current events, psychology, sociology or life experience. Be sure to interpret, analyze and connect as you see fit. You must have a clear and specific connection based on clear and specific examples.
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" I couldn't go on believing her story and live with Stanley" (Stella, 1232).
An illusion according to the oxford dictionary: is the condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief. Therefore a person can alter personal character perception by for example the use of small things such as the way they dress, the way they talk and also their behavior around a particular group of people. The behavior alteration is done with the intention of giving a desired perception of themself to their audience, which in numerous cases is not actually a true representation of who they truly are. Moreover psychologically it is a part of the human condition, the want of being desired, respected and loved. In reality your true character and circumstances might not get you this sense of belonging, love and respect in particular groups, hence you can unintentionally and unconsciously change the way you behave, the way you speak in a subconscious bid to be in with the in-crowd so to speak. Throughout the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams the character Blanche continuously uses illusions for example; material assets such as perfumes and white clothing as an expression of how she wants her charter to be viewed and how she internally feels things should be, when in truth this persona she has created is only an Illusion as in reality she is poor and not at all moral. Scene one of the plays Streetcar by Tennessee Williams page 1167 describes one instance of how Blanch is dressed: “Her appearance is incongruous to this setting. She is dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the garden district. The dainty white dress, which would indicate purity, this was an illusion as she was very promiscuous but no one would know of that fact in this town so she could actually start over and create the illusion that she is a fine moral lady. Even though she looks incongruous to the background this is an illusion because even though she looks rich and moral the truth is she is no longer that. She uses the illusions as a coping mechanism she somewhat goes insane trying to hold on to the desired illusion as she loosing grip of reality. However Blanche is not the only one that is readily willing to create and rather believe illusions. Throughout the play Stella facilitates the lies and made up world of Blanche and acts like she is quite gullible, sticking up for Blanche when Stanley is trying to find out the truth. There weren’t any papers, she didn’t show any papers, I don’t care about papers (Stella 1178) shows that she didn’t want to see facts she rather be gullible to the illusion. Stanley on the other hand was the opposite of Stella as he saw through her illusions “I've been on to you from the start! Not once did you pull any wool over this boy's eyes! You come in here and sprinkle the place with powder and spray perfume and cover the light bulb with a paper lantern, and lo and behold the place has turned into Egypt and you are the Queen of the Nile! Sitting on your throne and swilling down my liquor! (Stanley, 1229).” The quote “I couldn’t go on believing her story and live with Stanley” said by Stella, stems from the fact that her sister had been raped, but as a coping mechanism she made the illusion that her sister was also a liar when it came to this fact. She rather not believes the truth in order to continue living with her now baby’s father. In comparison the brain is like a river, it takes the path of least resistance. In Stella’s case the resistance is the pain associated with the fact that her husband Stanley is a rapist. She avoids this pain/resistance by creating the illusion that is was all a lie.
Politicians have to gain the trust and the liking of the majority of the masses to be elected to office. They have to create several illusions to meet the standards of the public to ensure a vote. Illusions such as family life can be put in play, a politician as a good family man can increase his likability, therefore in the public eye of the camera they can play to it as the loving couple next door, but behind closed doors this could be far from the truth as the relationship shown to the public’s eye is far from the relationship at home e.g. the president Clinton and the lady that got him impeached. Also successful politicians have learned to pinpoint the general needs of the audience and this may vary from place to place. After identifying what the people want, for instance gay marriage, he can create the illusion that this matter he feels deeply for it like the crowd and since he does he would be the perfect person to place in power, when the truth is he doesn’t feel deeply as them at all on the matter. Lastly creating illusions can be a part of your daily life as well. You work two hundred dollars a month and u take all of that money to buy a designer bag or a pair of Jordan’s. What does this imply: That you have lot of money when the fact is that is far from the truth, it’s just a perception you want to give others of yourself. The way you act around your family is different from the way you act around your classmates and is still different from the way you act around your church members. You act and do things to be accepted to be desired and we create illusions to be successful at this
-DENVER FORD
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