A Streetcar Named Desire

how does williams use the contrast between Blanche and Stanley to represent different aspects of american society

i am struggling with this question for an assignment.. what part of american society..??

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Blanche represents old world refinement (false as we come to see), and Stanley represents those of the struggling working class; he's rough, brutish, and doesn't hide his feelings behind a facade of meaningless words.

Ultimately, they're very alike, and we find that the different aspects of American society aren't so very different. People are people, and A Streetcar Named Desire portrays people, although it does so with a large degree of exaggeration.