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Stanley Kowalski

maleFirst seen chapter 6Last seen chapter 12

Stanley is Stella's husband, works in a grease shop, violent and crude, returns home with packages after a morning absence. Gives Blanche a ticket to Laurel, exhibits violent behavior, threatens Stella, takes her to hospital Stanley taunts Blanche about the nonexistent telegram, mocks her appearance, and engages in a violent struggle, ultimately carrying her to the bed.

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