Saturday, April 23, 2011
A Desire named Youth
One aspect of A Streetcar named Desire that hasn't really been discussed is the fact that aging and the salacity to maintain our youthfulness can be a daunting process. Blanche reveals her vanity when she tries to conceal the fact that her once tender appearance has now become ripened and dated. I am 46 now and in some ways I can sympathize with her. It is difficult to accept that your attractiveness especially to that of the opposite sex is not as strong as it once was. You try to fend off the symptoms and side effects of growing old, and sometimes it can be costly, but inevitably nature takes its course and you discover that there is no fountain of youth. But I do take consolation in the fact that those in their prime who turn their nose away at those less captivating will soon endure the same certainty.
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I love the way you think Glenn. I am only 29 so I am not really that worried about aging yet. I know that it has already started to take its course. For me it is hard to fathom that age meant that much to people back then.Now days we see age as no problem at all. Blanche went through a great deal to hide her age, if she where alive in our time she would probaly have every plastic surgery known to man. I find the things people do to stay young is crazy. Then again age hasn't really hit me yet, so my opinion might change in a few years.
ReplyDeleteI just turned 21, so the thought of aging hasnt crossed my mind. I know that it will eventualy be a worry of mine. When I see things on tv advertised to people to help them stay young, it amazes me. People should embrace getting older. It is part of nature and growing old can be beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good point. It's crazy to think of the amount of products/treatments available for purchase to help diminish/reverse/stop the signs of aging. I am 23 and I've already thought about aging and how I will change as nature does it damage to me. It is sad the value our culture places on looks rather than on things like a person's usefulness or willingness to do something more for the community than look attractive.
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