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I cant find anything on that stupid Polka thing i was looking all flippin week, and I lost my damn Tragedy notes! My internet shuts off in 5 minutes (8:15) So I am officially SCREWED!

I found the polka section for you. It was quite easy to find information about it.

//By Colleen Brown// Elysian Fields, one of the settings in the play A Streetcar Named Desire, holds significant symbolic meaning to the play. The Elysian Fields Avenue could be simply seen as a street within New Orleans where the playwright is able to develop a story yet the street holds symbolic meaning. It is connected to a location within Greek Mythology. According to Tim Dirks, a writer and editor of the web page Filmsite, the use of the street is for, “symbolizing paradise beyond death from ancient lore” (Dirks). With Greek Mythology the Elysian Fields holds a similar meaning. Elysian Fields is described to be located within the underworld where the dead went if they were deemed worthy. It was a location where people could feel at peace once their goals were accomplished. In the play getting to the location of "paradise" is what the ultimate goal was.
 * Elysian Fields**

Dirks, Tim. //A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).// AMC Filmsite. 2009. Web.6 Jan. 2010.

//By Colleen Brown// Tennessee Williams, whom was previously known as Thomas Lanier Williams, is one of America’s famous playwrights. At a young age he had participated in many writing activities. When he was younger he lied about his age to be able to compete in a writing competition. This was the beginning to his future career. In 1939 he had moved to New Orleans where he was able continue with his writing. He had written numerous other pieces of literature but his most famous work was //A Streetcar Named Desire.// That play had opened in 1947 and made the audience realize that Tennessee Williams was a great writer, yet after that particular play, his other work “never repeated its phenomenal success” (Tennessee). Though he did not have any other plays that were as successful as //A Streetcar Named Desire// he was able to remain one of America’s most beloved playwrights. //Tennessee Williams Biography.// Book Rags. 2006. Web. 8 Jan. 2010.
 * Tennessee Williams**

//By Colleen Brown// ** During the 1940s and 1950s significant events occurred that are now marked down in the history of New Orleans. In past history of the city, Streetcars were once a main form of transportation. It was first introduced in the 19th century and was used regularly by the residents. Yet from the period of the 1940s to the 1960s that form of transportation began to be replaced. Bus services were now taking the place of those ever so popular streetcars. A significant line that was also replaced was located on Desire Street, which will always be remembered from the play //A Streetcar Named Desire.// It is said that, “In the 1950’s, there remained only three streetcar lines: St. Charles Avenue, Canal Street, and the Desire Streetcar Line” (Beck). The Desire Streetcar Line was then replaced in the mid 1950s. Although it is no longer a main form of transportation, a bit of that history still remains. There is still a streetcar that is preserved in New Orleans that is a great attraction to many tourists Beck, Stanley. //Ride the Streetcars (Trolleys).// 2009. Web. 9 Jan. 2010. //Streetcars in New Orleans.// 18 December. 2009. Web 9 Jan. 2010.
 * New Orleans 1940- 1950

//By Colleen Brown// ** France in the past did not have a set of laws in which all people lived by. The legal system in France needed to be reformed ;therefore, the Napoleonic Code was created. Established in 1804 during the rule of Napoleon I, it was a French civil code that “forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified” (Napoleonic). The code put together during that period of time was influenced greatly by earlier French laws, Roman law and Justinian’s //Corpus Juris Civilis.// This document is seen to be influential on the world and within the United States it has influenced the state of Louisiana’s Civil Code. Compared to the civil code found in other U.S. states a difference does exist. In //A Streetcar Named Desire// an introduction to that code is presented. A character within the play informs the main character of that code by stating, “Now we got here in the State of Louisiana what’s known as the Napoleonic code. You see, now according to that, what belongs to the wife belongs to the husband also, and vice versa…” (Tennessee). The code plays a significant part in the play as well as the civil code that are currently present in Louisiana.
 * Napoleonic Code

//How the Code Napoleon make Louisiana Different.// La-Legal.com.2006. Web. 8 Jan. 2010. //Napoleonic Code.// Wikipedia. 15 Dec.2009. Web. 8 Jan. 2010. 5. Belle Reve Shakarra Dickert Belle Reve is located in New Orleans. It is a house to help people in need of special treatment. It is a go to place for people with HIV or AIDS. A safe heaven for these people, where there are also doctors. It assists families with mental health problems as well. For some people it is a permanent home for people who need living assistance. Some people that live there get help from the outside world as well. Belle Reve is currently trying to help people living there get new jobs. It provides groups inside to help people suffering from abuse and they get counceling. People there get provided all medications they need to help them cope with their difficult lives.

//Belle Reve New Orleans//. bellsouthpwp. Web. 6 Jan. 2010

6. The Varsouviana Polka //By Colleen Brown// The Varsouvian Polka is a significant dance in the play //A Streetcar Named Desire.// This dance is said to be the “tune in which Blanche and her young husband, Allen Grey, were dancing when she last saw him alive” (Spark). The polka is a lively dance between couples. It is a simple dance with a hop-step-close-step pattern. It was first introduced in Czech. Over time it was introduced to other countries. Variations of the dance imerged resulting in one being the Varsouviana polka. The polka is a tune that is heard through out the play and holds significant meaning.

//A Streetcar Named Desire.// 2009. Web. 10 Jan. 2010.

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