In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanche represents the Old South while Stella and her husband Stanley represent the New South. Throughout the play we see how Blanche from the wealthy Mississippi plantation Belle Reve is the complete opposite of Stella's husband Stanley. Blanche representing the Old South, is used to her lavish lifestyle of living on money, she is entitled and constantly questions her appearance. She shows off her wealth and takes her manners very seriously. While Stanley is vulgar and judges women based on their appearance, using his own perception to decide how he should smile at the woman. Blanche's last name is Dubois, her name shows precisely why she is grouped or represents the Old South. The Old South, which was racist, Blanche's name and appearance separate her weak idea that white people are greater than black people. Stanley has an “animal” attitude and he bothers Blanche. The Old South and the New South are very similar but they also contrast in many ways. Blanche sees Stanley as a terrible person and an animal, she talks to Stanley's wife Stella about him and how different he is from the boys at Belle Reve. . Blanche explains Stanley: “He behaves like an animal, he has animal habits! Eat like one, move like one, talk like one! There is even something – subhuman – something that has not yet reached the stage of humanity! (May 1807) Blanche says that Stanley belongs to the apes and is not like humans because of DeFazio 2 his "animal" characteristics. Although these traits of Stanley do not apply to all men in the New South, Blanche's description of Stanley shows how the New South and the Old South oppose each other. His observation...... middle of paper ...... The New South is comparable but contrasts in many ways, the lavish lifestyle, attitude and people are all different from the Old to the New South. Stanley, representing the New South, is seen as an animal man through Blanche's eyes and he is so different from the men of Belle Reve. The wealth of the Old South differs from that of the New South, Blanche is very rich and she loves to show it off. Finally, the standards and people of the two eras are different. People in the Old South are dismayed by the standards of those in the New South. The main difference is wealth. There has always been an unequal distribution of wealth in the United States, but most people in the New South were not as fortunate as those in the Old South. Overall, the Old South is represented by Blanche and the New South by Stella and Stanley..