Adversity can push an individual to overcome their challenges and strengthen their identity, however, it can also have the opposite negative effect. Adversity can cause an individual to lose their identity in an attempt to escape their problems. In the comedy A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Blanche DuBois is unable to face adversity, which leads her to lose her individual identity in an attempt to escape reality. Blanche had experienced numerous hardships such as the deaths of many family members and the loss of her young husband, Allan. Instead of overcoming these challenges and becoming stronger, Blanche tried to run away from them. Blanche was terribly spoiled as a young girl. He lived in a huge house called Belle Reve, where the servants catered to his every want and need. This led to her never experiencing any hardship or adversity as a child. She had no previous experience of being forced to face any difficulty. She simply had other people take care of them for her. That's why, as an adult, Blanche doesn't know how to overcome the adve...