When reading the novel, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams; the storyline takes the audience on an emotional roller coaster. The play follows a young and troubled school teacher that is from Laurel, Mississippi; her name is Blanche DuBois. Blanche was moving from her home to New Orleans with all her belongings. There she would move in with her younger sister Stella Kowalski in an apartment that Stella shared with her abusive husband Stanley. When she arrived it was not all the happiness and joy of finally being reunited with her sister, she came bearing bad news. Their family home, Belle Reve, was taken from them after losing every last one of their relatives. This is just a humble piece of what this astonishing play has to offer to us readers. A Streetcar Named Desire is a scathing and cruel indictment of what occurred in American culture after the war. It deals with the harshness of domestic violence, rape, and also emotional abuse. Tennessee Williams had an exceptional talent when it came to playwriting. He had a gift with words that is hard to find in writers these days. He also had a marvelous gift when it came to telling stories not many people have. Williams constructed this play brilliantly, every scene allowed me to visualize and understand the different points he was trying to communicate to all his readers. He never had trouble connecting his audience to his work; when people read his literary works of art, they intently fell in love with his choice of words. He also made it difficult for me to choose which characters I felt worse for, while it is obvious that Blanche is the victim I also felt empathy for Stella. I have read many plays in school but nothing compared to this phenomenal play. I could feel his love for writing when reading his play. I understood his pain in the words he used to express how he felt in his life. Out of all the plays I have had to read throughout my middle school and high school years, I think that this has been my favorite by far. Although it is emotional and chaotic it is essential in the modern world that we shed light to the issues shown throughout the play because many of the tragedies that characters face in the play are unfortunately still occurring to a numerous amount of people in the modern world. One of the quotes that stood out to me was “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers” (Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire). Not only was this ironic because Blanche did not ever receive the sympathy she deserved. But I also see an important lesson behind this, which is that I can not always depend on the kindness of strangers, I have to learn how to be kind to myself before anyone else. I also wanted to add that this book came in perfect condition and in one day so shipping everything was perfect. I really recommend buying this book and I hope that you enjoy it just as much as I did. Happy Reading!!!