I believe the ending of A Street Car Named Desire finishes a lot differently than the ending of The Awakening does. In the ending of A Street Car Named Desire, Stanley plays a large part in Blanche being sent off to the mental institution, who is oblivious to her condition when she says, "Is there something wrong with me"" Blanch being sent to the institution takes a pretty big hit on Stella, who has to watch her only sister being sent off. After Blanche leaves, Stella seems very upset and even on the verge of crying. But then Stanley (as he's done previously in the play) tides her over by comforting her with some kind of `sexual healing' if you will. But there's a hidden message here that's lost, because what happens is so common in modern times. What's this you ask? The simple fact that Stella just...