Which of the following is true about Tennessee Williams’ A Street Car Named Desire?
(A) It is set in New Orleans.
(B) The protagonist is a Mississippi landowner.
(C) It ends with Blanche’s defeat and departure.
(D) Tom Wingfield is the narrator.
(E) Laura and Stella are cousins.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is (A) and (C) Only.

Let's analyze the statements given in the question step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:

Statement (A): It is set in New Orleans.
This statement is true. Tennessee Williams’ famous play A Streetcar Named Desire is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The setting is critical to the atmosphere and cultural background of the play.

Statement (B): The protagonist is a Mississippi landowner.
This statement is false. While Blanche DuBois (the protagonist) is from a family that owned a plantation called Belle Reve in Laurel, Mississippi, she is not a landowner by the time the play begins. The estate has been lost due to debts and mismanagement, and Blanche is a destitute former English teacher.

Statement (C): It ends with Blanche’s defeat and departure.
This statement is true. At the climax of the play, Blanche suffers a complete mental breakdown after being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski. In the final scene, she is committed to a mental institution and is led away by a doctor and a nurse, marking her ultimate defeat and departure from the Kowalski household.

Statement (D): Tom Wingfield is the narrator.
This statement is false. Tom Wingfield is the narrator and a character in another famous play by Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie, not A Streetcar Named Desire.

Statement (E): Laura and Stella are cousins.
This statement is false. Laura is a character in The Glass Menagerie. Stella (Blanche's sister) is a character in A Streetcar Named Desire. They do not belong to the same play and are not cousins.

Therefore, only statements (A) and (C) are correct, making (A) and (C) Only the correct option.