In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the varsouviana polka and blue piano music are used to depict the mood of the text/character and mostly of Blanche’s emotions and the events that are unfolding around her. On page 21 of Scene One‚ the quote‚ “The music of the ‘blue piano’ grows louder.” is mentioned after Stella realizes Bele Reve really is gone and Blanche confirms. The increase in volume shows the intensity which they feel‚ having to accept that Bele Reve is gone. To extend on the idea that an increase
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Stella is Blanches younger sister and is married to Stanley. She is confident‚ she pretty much worships Stanley and loves him alot. Also‚ Stella is argumentive‚ and a little controlling. Not to mention she is also pregnant in the movie‚ and the baby does come. Blanch on the other hand‚ is very different from Stella. Blanch is a nervous wreck who flirts‚ portrays herself as wealthy‚ and is also dangerous. She has also slept with a seventeen year old boy and she thinks she is better than everybody
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Enrique stays in the US because he wants to be with his mother and little sister.But the dilemma of that is‚ he has his girlfriend Maria Isabel and his daughter Jasmin back in Honduras.”She feels the same warmth and love from Enrique when he first arrived on her doorstep in North Carolina.He always wanted to be with me”(Nazario 235).Enrique wants to stay with his mother because he wanted to know if his mother still loved him‚ which she does love him very much.He always thought that his mother left
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ISSUES IN THE NOVEL SOCIAL POSITION Brontë utilizes the novel to express her investigate of Victorian class difference. Jane is reliably a poor individual inside a well off condition‚ especially with the Reeds and at Thornfield. Her neediness makes various obstructions for her and her quest for joy‚ including individual instability and the foreswearing of chances. The excellent Miss Ingram’s higher social remaining‚ for example‚ makes her Jane’s primary rival for Mr. Rochester’s adoration‚ despite
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How is the character of Blanche presented in Scenes 1 and 2 in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’? In ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Tennessee Williams presents Blanche DuBois as an extremely multifaceted character who represents both old and idealist values in America. Appearances are deceiving‚ and this is clearly shown through the character of Blanche in the play‚ as she puts on a smug and arrogant front to conceal her fragile personality. To ‘blanche’ something is to ‘drain it of colour’ and thus the image
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By pretending to be someone she wasn’t and ignoring her feelings‚ Blanche creates a disconnection between her and Mitch. When Mitch finally discovers Blanche’s truths‚ he comes to talk to her with unkempt appearances‚ which Blanche considers “the unforgivable insult to a lady” (140). By Blanche finding Mitch’s appearance an “insult to a lady”‚ she tries to keep her façade up as well as defines herself as a lady. Prior to Mitch knowing the truth‚ he viewed Blanche as a lady and gave her respect. However
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It is a couple hours after Mitch left the apartment and Blanche has been drinking since then. As she dresses up looking like going on a date and looking into the hand mirror she seems to be shocked about herself. “She catches her breath and slams the mirror face down with such violence that the glass cracks.” (p. 136-137‚l.21-1) Stanley arrives at home at this time and he has been drinking‚ too. The baby won’t come before morning‚ so Stanley came back to the apartment. They will be alone that
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[Stella is on her own in a room in Eunice’s flat. There is a neatly made bed with white sheets in the middle of the room‚ in which Stella is sitting down‚ sipping from a glass of water. The door to the room was previously closed and locked by Stella‚ claiming she was going to change clothes and needed privacy. There is an open window on the right side of the bed‚ facing a building which lights are all off. Stanley’s and Eunice’s voices can be recognized above the background screams heard] Stella:
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The Desire to Justify Cruelty When do we overlook malicious behavior? Is our emotional appeal to like a person enough for us to look past deliberate cruelty? Bound up in the play A Streetcar Named Desire is the fundamental question of how the characters are dialectically cruel and the ways they justify their desires. By means of a theme of cruelty when whiteness is evoked‚ author Tennessee Williams displays when we justify the actions of others to reinforce gender identities‚ and the emotions which
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A Streetcar Named Desire Comprehension Scene 4 1) Stella tries to explain to Blanche her relationship with Stanley at the beginning of scene 4 and mentions that she was sort of thrilled’ by his violence. I think by this she means that she is quite taken in by Stanley’s display of animalistic behavior because it is so different from the type of environment in which she was brought up in. I believe that she tolerates all of Stanley’s behavior because for her it seems unique as she would never
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