An Interpretation Of A Streetcar Named Desire From The Perspective Of Psychoanalysis

As one of the representative dramas of the famous American dramatist Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire has always been praised by the critics around the world since its emergence. Its profound theme metaphor, complex characters and excellent artistic features have always inspired the academic circles to interpret it from different angles. Most of Williams’works depict the frustrated southern ladies. Blanche, in A Streetcar Named Desire, is a typical example of them. Blanche was born in a declined noble family. Since she could not adapt to the harsh reality, she suffered from depression. She was driven by her desire everywhere, and in the end she became insane. This thesis interprets desire from the research perspective of psychoanalysis, using Freud’s id, ego and superego theory, Jung’s "character", Lacan’s mirror image theory and environmental behavior theory. It also analyzes the impact of human behavior from the perspective of environment and humanity, and profoundly reveals the pain and helplessness brought by cultural confusion and role transformation to human in cultural conflicts and social changes.