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I believe Blanche best conveys this statement. The entire play she lives in her own illusions. For example, she believes that Shep Huntleigh is going to save her from her tragic life, but it is all just an illusion she created in her mind. Blanche has lost her true love and desperately tries to find fulfillment in short term relations. She is constantly searching for a replacement of her love. Blanche has seen so much death, and has had so much pain inflicted upon her, it is amazing that she can function at all. That makes her a strong person. Blanche embodies every aspect of this quote.
Although Laura Wingfield is slightly more fragile and frightened about life, I believe the character Blanche best fits this quote's criteria. After the loss of Belle Reve and the majority of her family. Blanche hovers about hysteria and wants to be loved beautiful and loved more than anything. Laura Wingfield did not care much for everyone in the world and busied her mind with simple things like a child. Blanche aimed to get what she wanted by trying her very hardest with everyone she met, including strangers. Because of this self-doubt and lost grip of reality, it is said that Blanche is not a strong character. However, I believe just the opposite. The people in A Streetcar Named Desire had accepted life for what it was; their apartments were fine and a relationships based solely on sex was the best they thought to ever get. But because of Blanche's self doubt, she always aimed to receive the best and be the best that she could be. She was strong because she sought not to accept what was but change it to her liking.
I believe Amanda Wingfield conveys the quote because of her desperate search for a joyful life. She tried to reach out to Laura and set her on the path of gentleman caller. In the play, Tom depicts her as on the verge of histeria, but she really loves her children. She wants what is best for their interest.
Blanche fits the description of this quote. In the play, she reaches out to her sister by coming to visit when she has nothing left, and she also reaches out to Mitch by wanting to have a relationship with him. Both of these relationships fail in different ways because Blanche is fragile. She is fragile and lies to build up her image. She is strong, though, because she tries to save Stella from her abusive relationship. Even though Stella does not want out, Blanche still tries to help her. Blanche is a frightened, fragile character in Williams's play.
I believe this statement best describes Blanche. She is so wrapped up in her own life that she created in her mind that she does not even realize what is going on in reality. She is very fragile to the fact that she is getting older and still has not remarried and fragile to the death of her young husband. It takes strength to live with the feeling that she is guilty for the death of someone she loved and even worshiped. Also, she is always rushing through life and making lies to impress people. After she was raped, she went to the mental hospital because her own sister does not believe her. She is the strongest character because through all her stress and tragedies in her lifetime, she still manages to live even though she is a compulsive liar.
I strongly believe this quote resembles Blanche. She has lost her inner self due to the loss of Belle Reve and her former lover. With this she seeks relations with others in order to move up in society. Her former life was all money and power, however, with her living with her sister she has to deal with ironic situations. This, I believe makes her strong. She is brave in every situation she gets into.
I believe this quote most effective describes Amanda Wingfield. Amanda is vulnerable and in desire of attention. Amanda was a southern belle and received many gentlemen callers. She urges to become young again and receive the same praise and attention she was once surrounded by. While Amanda is consistently on the brink of hysteria she holds together and works towards the best interest of her and her daughter's future.
I believe that Laura Wingfield best embodies this quote because she is so desperate for acceptance of others, she creates her own reality. Her own reality that she creates around herself show that even the mere thought of having to go outside of her comfort zone create hysterics within her. Throughout The Glass Menagerie, Laura is searching for comfort and someone who accepts her and makes her a stronger person.
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