d for what he wants. He is a salesman and has to travel a lot. As with Capricorns, Stanley is very untrusting and often investigative. When he hears of Belle Reve being lost he wants to examine Blanches belongings and the bank papers. His interests are only in the Napoleonic Code (he loses money). He is a domineering person and animalistic in his ways. He wants what is his and has been referred to as the “gaudy seed-bearer.“ Stanley’s animalistic behavior is seen from the very start of the play. He is the “king” of his thrown. He strives for power and pride. What’s his is his and he makes sure of that. He is demanding and expects things be the way they ought to be in his mind. Stanley feels “sex equals domination” (Kazan 27). He relates sex with violence. This is seen when he becomes violent with Stella. He yells and hits her but when she leaves he calls for her like a lost child. They then reunite and have sexual relations. Because he feels Blanche has invaded his Kingdom the only way he knows how to reclaim it is by raping her. This sexual drive of his is not only apparent with women but also with his male friends though it is seen in a different way. He dominates his friends by winning. He is the captain of the bowling team and obsessed with poker games. The symbolism of music plays a key part in the play. The music describes a sense of death and all of the bad things Blanche has encountered. It is heard when the reality of Blanches life is staring her in the face. In fact at one point it says of Blanche that “The music is in her mind.” The blue piano playing Varsouviana music represents Blanches past. It is heard when as she explains the death of her husband. The Varsouviana polka was playing when she told her husband what a disgrace he was and when he committed Adcock 6suicide. Because she blames herself for her husband’s death t...
