The characters in “A Streetcar Named Desire” are masters of deception. Not only do they deceive each other countless times throughout the play, they also deceive themselves. At one point Stella says “I couldn't go on believing her story and live with Stanley" (Stella, 1232). This means that Stella would rather force herself to believe a lie then to face the truth. In reality Stanley is a control freak, a rapist, and would do anything to have things his way. But in Stella’s dream land none of this is so. She wants Stanley to be the perfect husband and them to live happily ever after, no matter what he does. She truly did live the life she imagined.
Throughout history this same mentality of creating dreams as a way to escape reality have be present. The holocaust was a huge tragedy that affected millions of families. Today people deny that the holocaust took place at all. This is a way to live the “life you imagine” where people don’t want to believe that others could do the horrifying things that took place during that time. Stella is the same way. She denies the fact that her sister is right about her husband but lies to herself to keep peace in her dream world.
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