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Streetcar Named Desire

Streetcar Named Desire. Scene Five. Scene Five. A threatening undertone runs throughout this scene The scene opens with a violent row between Eunice and Steve, which is then followed by a hostile interchange between Stanley and Blanche

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Streetcar Named Desire

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  1. Streetcar Named Desire Scene Five

  2. Scene Five • A threatening undertone runs throughout this scene • The scene opens with a violent row between Eunice and Steve, which is then followed by a hostile interchange between Stanley and Blanche • It is evident that Stanley has information about Blanche’s past and that this frightens her

  3. Characterisation : Blanche • Blanche’s description of her efforts to attract and hold men, dressing in the soft colours of butterfly wings, recall her first moth-like appearance in Elysian Fields. This reminds the audience of her fragility and vulnerability • She is fearful of losing her beauty. She is aware that she is growing older, but does not want men to see this

  4. Characterisation : Blanche • Why does Blanche cry over the stain on the white shirt? • Blanch sees something pure and beautiful being spoiled by the soda. This is a SYMBOL as soda streams were a fairly new technology and it represents the way in which the new world can spoil and destroy the beauty of Old America. • Also Blanche was once pure and beautiful but has been spoiled.

  5. Characterisation : Blanche • The episode with the young man is important in that it is used to convey the contradictions within Blanche’s character:- • She is desperate to marry Mitch, yet she is ready to risk her future to flirt with a paper boy • Is this part of her urge to self-destruct? • Is it more simple? Does that she know that she cannot marry Mitch as she is incapable of settling down permanently with one man? Will the metaphorical flutter but not settle down? • It shows how hypocritical she is. She condemns Stanley and Stella’s sexual relationship, but she is prepared to engage in a inappropriate sexual encounter with a young boy. Her behaviour with the young boy makes Stanley and Stella’s relationship appear almost normal

  6. Characterisation: Blanche • This episode is important as it is now clear that there is absolutely no possibility of a happy ending for Blanche. The question is now how and when the final blow will fall

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