What kind of context Williams was writing should be noticed. The wave of opposing homosexuality was booming in the 1940s in the United States. At the same time, modern industrial civilization in the north has formed the sharp conflicts with the south of the traditional planting civilization. Many young people felt life lost under the impact of the modern industrial civilization. New feminist movement also began in the United States as well. What’s more, Tennessee Williams himself was a gay, which made him have motivation to create the play named A Streetcar Named Desire.
Many critics had evaluated this play, such as: “the first time I heard the streetcar lines... the impression to me is neither jest, is not poetry, but the language from blood and soul. A unique voice is almost a miracle in the whole of the stage...” “The premiere of A Streetcar Named Desire planted a beautiful banner on commercial drama lands...  The play is closer to the tragedy either earlier or later among his other works. Its dark ending did get no relief.” writhed by Arthur Miller. 《欲望号街车》中的象征主义(3):http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_34902.html