Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire was a powerful play for its time. Among the play's greatest achievements is the depiction of the psychology of working class characters. In plays of the time, depictions of working class life tended to focus on social commentary or a kind of documentary drama. Williams' play sought to depict working-class characters as psychologically evolved. He tries to portray these blue-collar characters on their own terms, without romanticizing them. The …showed first 75 words of 329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 329 total…innocent thing; on the contrary, it is more so represented as a tool that aids people in committing unspeakable acts. Stanley has the psychology of a primitive man; it is represented well through the actions he performs in the play, especially his actions towards Blanche. Blanche has the psychology of a needy woman; she wants to be loved, but can never attain it. She focuses on this so much that she falls in the end.