Stanley feels the first threat to his marriage and his private life after the big fight he has with Stella after the poker game. He knows that this would not have occurred if Blanche had not been present. It is her presence which is causing the dissension between him and his wife. Then the following morning when he overhears himself being referred to as bestial, common, brutal, and a survivor of the Stone Age, he is justifiably enraged against Blanche. He resents her superior attitude and bides his time.
2. Hofstede’s Theory and Stanley
　　2.1. Individualism that Stanley displays
　　We know that the single most important pattern in the United States is individualism. In cultures that tend toward individualism, an “I” consciousness prevails: competition rather than cooperation is encouraged; personal goals take precedence over group goals; people tend not to be emotionally dependent on organization and institutions, and every individual has the right to his or her private property, thoughts, and opinions. This culture stress individual initiative and achievement. Stanley, who was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth, is a blue collar in a society in which fierce competition exists. He has to work hard for himself, his pregnant wife and his family. However, he is extremely proud of his role in the society and feels like almost a creator of the world. Stanley Kowalski is the king of his family. He controls everything, does anything what he desires to do, destroys what he dislikes. He is terribly rude and cruel towards Blanche because she pretends too much and fears to be exposed to the real world, so conflicts between a “world conqueror” and a “pitiable shirker” must be inevitable. Inside his apartment, he is the absolute authority: he hates to be opposed and views women as an outlet of his sexual desires. When his will was violated, Stanley irritated that he just threw the radio out of the window. He constantly uses violence to solve problems and cares for nobody else’s feelings but himself. In this sense, he is a typical model of a culture in which “I” consciousness prevails.
　　2.2. A low-uncertainty-avoidance tendency in Stanley
　　According to Hofstede, the term uncertainty and avoidance indicate the extent to which a culture feels threatened by or anxious about uncertain and ambiguous situations and in a culture that tend to a low-uncertainty-avoidance, people more easily accept the uncertainty inherent in life and are not as threatened by deviant people and ideas……think that there should be as few rules as possible and depend not so much on experts as on themselves……Stanley’s raping Blanche illustrates that he is a good owner of the trait, he ignores laws and morals, just takes the initiative as soon as an idea strikes him, paying no attention to the consequence of his action.
　　2.3. Masculinity that Stanley displays
　　Stanley’s masculine characters are showed vividly in the film. He is full of manly vigor, and he does the physical work of his family, works to support his family. Stanley Kowalski lives in a basic, fundamental world which allows for no subtleties and no refinements. He is the man who likes to lay his cards on the table. He can understand no relationship between man and woman except a sexual one, where he sees the man’s role as giving and taking pleasure from this relationship. He possesses no quality that would not be considered manly in the most basic sense. By more sensitive people, he is seen as common, crude, and vulgar. Certainly, his frankness will allow for no deviation from the straightforward truth. His dress is loud and gaudy. He relishes in loud noises, and his voice rings out like a loud bellow. However, in a deeper sense, Stanley is a sexist. In spite of the first women’s liberation movement that took place in the 1920s in the western countries, women were still enslaved by men under the roof of the house. Stanley’s attitudes towards women can be perceived as proof to women’s inferior and weak position in the society.
3. Aggressiveness that Stanley Shows
　　American culture is known for its assertive and aggressive communication style. Another aspect of American history that has shaped the culture is violence. American history is filled with storied of violence: the taking of Native American lands by force; fighting the War of Independence and the Civil War, engaging the two World Wars, ……According to an essay titled “The American Uncivil Wars” in U.S. News ﹠ World Report, the thrust of the article was to call attention to the variety of ways aggressive behavior is reflected in American culture: （下转第274页）（上接第272页）
　　It is a time when schools use metal detectors to keep out guns and knives, when universities insist on speech and behavior codes to stem the tide of hatred and disrespect, when legal cases become shouting matches, when the Internet is lettered with raunch and menace, when political campaigns resemble food fights, when trash talk and head butts are the idiom of sports, and when popular culture tops itself from week to week with displays of violence, sex, foul language and puerile confession. (责任编辑：南粤论文中心)转贴于南粤论文中心: http://www.nylw.net(代写代发论文_毕业论文带写_广州职称论文代发_广州论文网）