Scoop Rosenbam and Stanley Kowalski are both characters from plays, The Heidi Chronicles and A Streetcar Named Desire, respectively. Both are portrayed in a negative light by the playwrights, and are used to show the negative sides of men. This is done in a variety of ways, and very different ones, from character to character.
Scoop is shown as a very analytical man, who rates everything, including women. He states at one point that Heidi is a perfect 10, but that he settled for a good 6. This shows the objectification that Scoop feels towards women. However, he does it out of habit, not out of any malicious intention. He is seen as rating bands, newspapers, and all sorts of other things, which shows him as simply being analytical, and not emotional.
This is a stark contrast to Stanley, who again rates women, but in a much more sinister way. He looks women up and down at the first chance he gets. He objectifies them, treats them like rubbish. Stanley treats women with malicious intent, even famously raping Blanche. This is completely different to Scoop, who it is possible to see as timid towards women.
Scoop is scared of what would happen if he was to date or even marry Heidi, he fears the inevitable conflict that it would bring for them, and knowing that it would make them less happy, he doesn't "make a move". This shows him to care about Heidi a lot more than is immediately obvious in the play. Scoop is very pragmatic, and does what he believes is best for the situation, regardless of its immediate impact, or its "moral" status. Stanley is similar, in that he doesn't care what the action looks like, morally, but he doesn't take his time. Stanley acts on instinct, and through passion
To be honest, the way to look at the comparison between the characters is like this. Both are two sides of the same mindset. Scoop represents the analytical and calculating side of the male psyche, the side that will take care of himself, and will be pragmatic and cold, doing what's best for himself. Stanely represents the passionate and impulsive side of the male psyche, and represents men who are completely governed by emotion and impulse.
Scoop is shown as a very analytical man, who rates everything, including women. He states at one point that Heidi is a perfect 10, but that he settled for a good 6. This shows the objectification that Scoop feels towards women. However, he does it out of habit, not out of any malicious intention. He is seen as rating bands, newspapers, and all sorts of other things, which shows him as simply being analytical, and not emotional.
This is a stark contrast to Stanley, who again rates women, but in a much more sinister way. He looks women up and down at the first chance he gets. He objectifies them, treats them like rubbish. Stanley treats women with malicious intent, even famously raping Blanche. This is completely different to Scoop, who it is possible to see as timid towards women.
Scoop is scared of what would happen if he was to date or even marry Heidi, he fears the inevitable conflict that it would bring for them, and knowing that it would make them less happy, he doesn't "make a move". This shows him to care about Heidi a lot more than is immediately obvious in the play. Scoop is very pragmatic, and does what he believes is best for the situation, regardless of its immediate impact, or its "moral" status. Stanley is similar, in that he doesn't care what the action looks like, morally, but he doesn't take his time. Stanley acts on instinct, and through passion
To be honest, the way to look at the comparison between the characters is like this. Both are two sides of the same mindset. Scoop represents the analytical and calculating side of the male psyche, the side that will take care of himself, and will be pragmatic and cold, doing what's best for himself. Stanely represents the passionate and impulsive side of the male psyche, and represents men who are completely governed by emotion and impulse.