Blanche duBois is one of the main characters in Tennessee Williams' drama film "A Streetcar Named Desire" for which she won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955 Blanche is a very complex character in this play because she has many different and opposing personality traits. Blanche has lost everything she has ever known. His true love, his parents and his possessions are gone. Also, very importantly for her, her looks are fading. All she has left is her sister. She is best described as snobbish, flirtatious, and manipulative. Although these appear to be his main traits, it becomes obvious as the plot develops that these are a cover for his true self, a very insecure person. Ultimately, Blanche's snobbery, sexual promiscuity, and manipulative relationships with other characters reveal an ironic cover-up due to her oppressive pride and desire to be someone she is not. The first character trait of Blanche that stands out is her snobbery. It is first shown at the beginning of William's work. He despises the fact that his sister Stella has a lower standard of living than him ...