Kowalski apartment
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The Kowalski apartment is the cramped, working-class New Orleans home where much of the dramatic conflict unfolds in Tennessee Williams’s play "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartment
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterArc |
Blanche DuBois mental deterioration
ⓘ
Stanley Kowalski assertion of dominance ⓘ Stella Kowalski emotional conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWorkGenre |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginalWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cramped
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working-class ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| frequentVisitorInFiction |
Blanche DuBois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationDepictionIn | 1951 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtains used as room dividers
ⓘ
small living area ⓘ street entrance ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
bathroom
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bedroom ⓘ kitchen ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting of the play
ⓘ
site of major conflicts between Blanche and Stanley ⓘ symbol of working-class realism ⓘ |
| occupantInFiction |
Stanley Kowalski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stella Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingForWork | A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDesignTradition |
often depicted as two-room flat
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often designed to emphasize heat and claustrophobia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clash between old Southern gentility and modern urban life
ⓘ
confinement ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ sexual tension ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | post-World War II era ⓘ |
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