The literary review titled Symbolic/Expressionist Devices in Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire was written to explain a selection of symbolic devices used in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams. The review details the meaning of many symbols seen in the play, including the main characters: Blanche, Stanley and Stella, as well as the expressionism of the characters, such as allusions, the relevance of light, color and music in the room. , as well as the animal images used by Williams. A Streetcar Named Desire takes place in the city of New Orleans in May, shortly after World War II. William's review of the play describes the play's main conflict between Blanche and Stanley by detailing each character's diverse relationship to the symbolism found in their animal features and imagery, as well as to the light and color in the play herself. Stanley's wild image and Blanche's name are present. contrast with each other, and become symbols and subscriptions to the connections of their characters. Since the color white represents purity, innocence, and virtue, subscribing to Blanche's name reveals these qualities, which contrast with her actual character traits... For Blanche, Stanley displays brutal and savage behavior. The reviewer describes Stanley and Blanche in contrast to each other. It is revealed that subscribing to Blanche's name identifies her as being the opposite of the qualities of her actual character traits. Blanche is not a pure and innocent person, and for this reason, she decides to live in a world of deception that she herself created, to mask herself and others from her truth. Stanley is a wild and strong man whose qualities are... middle of paper ...... Mrs.'s play, A Streetcar Named Desire. Symbolic/Expressionist Devices in Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire cites specific examples from the play to draw concrete conclusions about the symbols Williams uses. Through the symbols found in the main characteristics of the main characters of the play, in addition to the specific use of animal imagery, color and light, Williams is able to better emphasize the particular characteristics of the main and conflicting characters of the play, Blanche and Stanley. As analyzed by critics, everything about Blanche and Stanley's qualities and character traits forces them to oppose each other, and even Stanley and Stella's simple living quarters provide enough expressionism to show that Blanche and Stanley are in conflict with their various ways of seeing and seeing. interact with the world around them.