Conflict between Blanche and Stanley in a Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams In Tennessee Williams plays two of the characters in "A Streetcar Named Desire" main characters Stanley and Blanche persistently oppose each other, their differences ultimately resulting in Stanley's rape of Stella. Stanley (Stella's husband) represents a theme of realism in the play; he is shown as a primitive and masculine character, irresistible to Stella and, on some levels, also to the sister of his "adversary", Blanche. Blanche, who had cared for a generation of dying relatives on Belle Reve, was forced to sell the family plantation. . Blanche is much less realistic than Stanley and lives in illusions that lead to her ruin. Conflict first arises when Blanche arrives at the Kowalski home and Stanley's authority over his home is questioned. Stanley has always had authority and control over his home and also over his wife Stella. When Blanche arrives he feels invaded and does not agree. His "rat race" lifestyle doesn't match Blanches' but somehow he has converted Stella. A major theme of the conflict is that Stanley and Blanche are in a battle to win Stella and neither will give her up. One particularly noticeable section of conflict in the play concerns Belle Reve and Stanley's "Napoleonic Code". Blanche told the Kowalskis that she lost Belle Reve but without proof suspicions arrive with Stanley "well, what the hell was it then, giving it away? To charity?" Stella doesn't find it as significant as Stanley that Blanche has no documents regarding Belle Reve. Stanley comes from a relatively poor background compared to Stella and Blanches's Belle Reve plantation and would now appreciate a slice of their assets and speaks of the Napoleonic Code, meaning that everything his wife owns, or part of it, is his too. After rummaging through Blanche's belongings for information, Stanley subtly confronts her with "it looks like you raided some trendy shops in Paris." The audience can sense that Williams intended for Stanley to question Blanche and for her to simply respond to his remarks with what seems legitimate. motivations "Well, those were a gift from an admirer of mine." The conflict can only increase because Stanley has not yet succeeded in dismantling Blanche and finding the truth. The conflict between Stanley and Stella culminates in scene ten. In this scene Stanley openly takes Blanche apart piece by piece and begins with unenthusiastic comments like “Pig huh?"?