Scene 2
In scene one, Stanley does not come off as the most respectful man. He greets Blanche with actions that would make any woman feel tremendously uncomfortable, such as removing his shirt. His tongue is very sharp, and says what is on his mind without processing much beforehand. He realizes in scene one that Blanche is more materialistic than her sister and questions her motive, he can also tell that she can hold her own, which intimidates him. This is what evokes his change of Stanley's attitude toward Blanche in scene two. He underestimates Blanche and sees that she is willing to test him and compromise his masculinity. He begins raising his voice and making loud noises to scare her, which he accomplishes. She flinches at every loud physical movement he does and Stanley takes complete advantage of that.
Impressions made of Stanley are most likely always negative. Stanley is a very rude, informal, arrogant and confrontational person. I believe he respects people he chooses to respect and doesn't have a polite bone in his body. He seems uneducated yet acts like he knows everything. It is clear that he is territorial and shows it when Blanche, Stella's sister, comes to town. With in the first five minutes of meeting Blanche, he removes his shirt in front of her with out any embarrassment which made me believe he was cocky, more so than confident. There is some sexual tension between Blanche and Stanley, which I thought would be carried out farther, but is not shown as much because of the intimidation felt by Blanche, Stanley is a scary person and I could depict that he was not afraid to lay a hand on a female.
When I first read about Blanche, I could tell that she liked the finer things. She became confused when she arrived in the French Quarters of New Orleans because her and Stella were raised differently, they were higher class than Stanley. At first, I enjoyed Blanche. The way she talked to anyone was smart, you could easily detect the sadness or negativity in her yet she responded in higher remarks. Blanche is very concerned about her appearance and enjoys fishing for compliments but denies most of them. It is clear that Blanche wants to be the center of attention no matter where she is. One can tell that she loves her sister, Stella, dearly but I feel as if she tries to "one-up" Stella. In scene two, she orders her around a lot and although she is the guest, it seems odd.
Stella is the absolute opposite of Blanche. Stella, from what I have observed, is selfless and tends to others before herself. Like Blanche, she was brought up in a higher society than Stanley, but has adapted to the struggles that he goes through. She exemplifies kindness, and although she is kind, it does not take away from her strong will. I can see that she holds a lot of love for Blanche and Stanley, which adds one of many wonderful characteristics of her. Stella is a well-rounded person and exemplifies that greatly throughout scene two and the entire book.
Scene 4
I believe that Blanche and Stella have a close relationship, but it seems that in Scene 4, Blanche is more dependent on Stella than Stella is on Blanche. At the end of scene 4, their relationship becomes more honest than it was before. Blanche begins telling Stella what she should and shouldn't be doing with her life, especially with Stanley. Blanche becomes conflicted with Stella as she questions how someone raised in Belle Reve could situate herself with a common, apelike, primitive brute. Of course, Stella listens but does not take much of anything she says into consideration. Their relationship clearly shifts farther from what it was before as Blanche voices her opinion of Stella's marriage. Stella laughs it off but you can clearly detect distance forming within their relationship as Blanche tries to take away her happy, dysfunctional marriage.
It is clear that Stanley and Stella love each other greatly, they just have different ways of showing it. Stella has given up her old life to conform to Stanley's lifestyle, while Stanley has given up very little. One can conclude that Stanley and Stella's relationship is selfish, abusive, demeaning and reckless. Though they care for one another, their flaws often take over the rare good times they share. Their relationship has consumed Stella's true personality and has conformed her to be Stanley's object. It can be interpreted that Stanley truly loves Stella but has a poor way of showing it, as he treats her with no respect.
Scene 5 and 6
Blanche writes to her former high school sweet heart in hopes that he will "sweep her off her feet" from her miserable life in New Orleans. She tells many lies in her letter to Shep Huntleigh. She does this so he believes that her status remains high, and that she still lives lavishly. She does not tell the truth because she is afraid that if she does so, he will not "rescue" her. This letter does provide a good example, as she contradicts herself. She speaks of always telling the truth on "important" things, but she tends to lie about most of her life.
Blanche starts drinking because Stanley left her scared after their confrontation. Stanley mentions the name "Shaw" and immediately changes Blanche's mood. Stanley asks if she knows him and she begins to laugh like she usually does to avoid her true emotions from showing. She becomes anxious at the thought that her true identity may be found.
Blanche flirts with the young boy because she doesn't want to be alone. She wants to feel young and pretty, and wants to reassure herself of her beauty. She puts up a front of being proper and gentle but contradicts who she really is when she lunges at the young boy. This contradicts how she is with Stanley and Stella as she criticizes their sexual relationship, as she is the same but worse. As she makes her way toward the young man, it is clear that he is uncomfortable with the situation, and wants nothing to do with Blanche.
Blanche wants to be in a relationship, that is all. She does not want to be alone anymore and just wants someone to take care of her. Mitch is inexperienced with women, comes off awkward and a bit slow with things; this is easily interpreted. Since he is this way, it is easy for Blanche to take advantage of that, which she does. Their relationship is not a proper one, where it is based off of their loneliness and their extreme dependency. Mitch seems kind but not much of a gentlemen as he asks for her weight and touch his gut, he does not act like a gentleman but instead goes along with what ever Blanche decides. Stanley and Stella's relationship differs from Mitch and Blanche very much. Blanche and Mitch are not completely comfortable together like Stanley and Stella, they often have to rethink their actions and what they should and should not say. Mitch is not in charge in the relationship like Stanley is in his. They do not genuinely love each other, but have a mutual understanding that they both want each other very much, to fill their loneliness.
Blanche married young and met her true love at the age of 16. She was infatuated with him while he became unhappy in the relationship. One day found her husband in bed with an older woman and became torn, but like usual, she does not show her true emotions. Hours later, they both act like none of it happened and go to the casino together. Blanche becomes drunk and whispers to her husband that she is "disgusted" with him. He then runs out and shortly after, everyone in the casino hears a loud bang. Blanche's late husband committed suicide with a gunshot wound to the head. The polka music brings her back to the night her husband killed himself, it is the music they were dancing to that night. Whenever she hears polka music, it symbolizes her husband's death, and the noise of a gunshot.
Blanche and Stanley have been on bad terms from the beginning. In scene 5, the mention of Shaw causes Blanche to panic. The conflict ends awkwardly and leaves Blanche nervous and scared that the truth about her may come out. Their relationship, like always, is based on a power struggle. Stanley and Blanche begin having problems because of all the lies Stanley seems to be detecting and lack of trust. But truly, it is based on Stanley's constant need to be in charge, but Blanch continuously challenges him on his role as a "man."
Throughout the whole entire play, Blanche prefers to be seen in dim light. She does this to hide her true age, because she knows she is not who she used to be when she was first married to her late husband. I feel as if she no longer wants to be seen in the light because she has lost all sense of light within her. Blanche believed that her late husband stored all sense of brightness and clearer visions of life. From then on, all of her experiences with other men have been in dim light. Her only relationships that did not, were those in her youth, because she didn't have anything to hide. This shows readers that she has many insecurities, although she comes off as a confident woman, she feels the opposite.
In scene one, Stanley does not come off as the most respectful man. He greets Blanche with actions that would make any woman feel tremendously uncomfortable, such as removing his shirt. His tongue is very sharp, and says what is on his mind without processing much beforehand. He realizes in scene one that Blanche is more materialistic than her sister and questions her motive, he can also tell that she can hold her own, which intimidates him. This is what evokes his change of Stanley's attitude toward Blanche in scene two. He underestimates Blanche and sees that she is willing to test him and compromise his masculinity. He begins raising his voice and making loud noises to scare her, which he accomplishes. She flinches at every loud physical movement he does and Stanley takes complete advantage of that.
Impressions made of Stanley are most likely always negative. Stanley is a very rude, informal, arrogant and confrontational person. I believe he respects people he chooses to respect and doesn't have a polite bone in his body. He seems uneducated yet acts like he knows everything. It is clear that he is territorial and shows it when Blanche, Stella's sister, comes to town. With in the first five minutes of meeting Blanche, he removes his shirt in front of her with out any embarrassment which made me believe he was cocky, more so than confident. There is some sexual tension between Blanche and Stanley, which I thought would be carried out farther, but is not shown as much because of the intimidation felt by Blanche, Stanley is a scary person and I could depict that he was not afraid to lay a hand on a female.
When I first read about Blanche, I could tell that she liked the finer things. She became confused when she arrived in the French Quarters of New Orleans because her and Stella were raised differently, they were higher class than Stanley. At first, I enjoyed Blanche. The way she talked to anyone was smart, you could easily detect the sadness or negativity in her yet she responded in higher remarks. Blanche is very concerned about her appearance and enjoys fishing for compliments but denies most of them. It is clear that Blanche wants to be the center of attention no matter where she is. One can tell that she loves her sister, Stella, dearly but I feel as if she tries to "one-up" Stella. In scene two, she orders her around a lot and although she is the guest, it seems odd.
Stella is the absolute opposite of Blanche. Stella, from what I have observed, is selfless and tends to others before herself. Like Blanche, she was brought up in a higher society than Stanley, but has adapted to the struggles that he goes through. She exemplifies kindness, and although she is kind, it does not take away from her strong will. I can see that she holds a lot of love for Blanche and Stanley, which adds one of many wonderful characteristics of her. Stella is a well-rounded person and exemplifies that greatly throughout scene two and the entire book.
Scene 4
I believe that Blanche and Stella have a close relationship, but it seems that in Scene 4, Blanche is more dependent on Stella than Stella is on Blanche. At the end of scene 4, their relationship becomes more honest than it was before. Blanche begins telling Stella what she should and shouldn't be doing with her life, especially with Stanley. Blanche becomes conflicted with Stella as she questions how someone raised in Belle Reve could situate herself with a common, apelike, primitive brute. Of course, Stella listens but does not take much of anything she says into consideration. Their relationship clearly shifts farther from what it was before as Blanche voices her opinion of Stella's marriage. Stella laughs it off but you can clearly detect distance forming within their relationship as Blanche tries to take away her happy, dysfunctional marriage.
It is clear that Stanley and Stella love each other greatly, they just have different ways of showing it. Stella has given up her old life to conform to Stanley's lifestyle, while Stanley has given up very little. One can conclude that Stanley and Stella's relationship is selfish, abusive, demeaning and reckless. Though they care for one another, their flaws often take over the rare good times they share. Their relationship has consumed Stella's true personality and has conformed her to be Stanley's object. It can be interpreted that Stanley truly loves Stella but has a poor way of showing it, as he treats her with no respect.
Scene 5 and 6
Blanche writes to her former high school sweet heart in hopes that he will "sweep her off her feet" from her miserable life in New Orleans. She tells many lies in her letter to Shep Huntleigh. She does this so he believes that her status remains high, and that she still lives lavishly. She does not tell the truth because she is afraid that if she does so, he will not "rescue" her. This letter does provide a good example, as she contradicts herself. She speaks of always telling the truth on "important" things, but she tends to lie about most of her life.
Blanche starts drinking because Stanley left her scared after their confrontation. Stanley mentions the name "Shaw" and immediately changes Blanche's mood. Stanley asks if she knows him and she begins to laugh like she usually does to avoid her true emotions from showing. She becomes anxious at the thought that her true identity may be found.
Blanche flirts with the young boy because she doesn't want to be alone. She wants to feel young and pretty, and wants to reassure herself of her beauty. She puts up a front of being proper and gentle but contradicts who she really is when she lunges at the young boy. This contradicts how she is with Stanley and Stella as she criticizes their sexual relationship, as she is the same but worse. As she makes her way toward the young man, it is clear that he is uncomfortable with the situation, and wants nothing to do with Blanche.
Blanche wants to be in a relationship, that is all. She does not want to be alone anymore and just wants someone to take care of her. Mitch is inexperienced with women, comes off awkward and a bit slow with things; this is easily interpreted. Since he is this way, it is easy for Blanche to take advantage of that, which she does. Their relationship is not a proper one, where it is based off of their loneliness and their extreme dependency. Mitch seems kind but not much of a gentlemen as he asks for her weight and touch his gut, he does not act like a gentleman but instead goes along with what ever Blanche decides. Stanley and Stella's relationship differs from Mitch and Blanche very much. Blanche and Mitch are not completely comfortable together like Stanley and Stella, they often have to rethink their actions and what they should and should not say. Mitch is not in charge in the relationship like Stanley is in his. They do not genuinely love each other, but have a mutual understanding that they both want each other very much, to fill their loneliness.
Blanche married young and met her true love at the age of 16. She was infatuated with him while he became unhappy in the relationship. One day found her husband in bed with an older woman and became torn, but like usual, she does not show her true emotions. Hours later, they both act like none of it happened and go to the casino together. Blanche becomes drunk and whispers to her husband that she is "disgusted" with him. He then runs out and shortly after, everyone in the casino hears a loud bang. Blanche's late husband committed suicide with a gunshot wound to the head. The polka music brings her back to the night her husband killed himself, it is the music they were dancing to that night. Whenever she hears polka music, it symbolizes her husband's death, and the noise of a gunshot.
Blanche and Stanley have been on bad terms from the beginning. In scene 5, the mention of Shaw causes Blanche to panic. The conflict ends awkwardly and leaves Blanche nervous and scared that the truth about her may come out. Their relationship, like always, is based on a power struggle. Stanley and Blanche begin having problems because of all the lies Stanley seems to be detecting and lack of trust. But truly, it is based on Stanley's constant need to be in charge, but Blanch continuously challenges him on his role as a "man."
Throughout the whole entire play, Blanche prefers to be seen in dim light. She does this to hide her true age, because she knows she is not who she used to be when she was first married to her late husband. I feel as if she no longer wants to be seen in the light because she has lost all sense of light within her. Blanche believed that her late husband stored all sense of brightness and clearer visions of life. From then on, all of her experiences with other men have been in dim light. Her only relationships that did not, were those in her youth, because she didn't have anything to hide. This shows readers that she has many insecurities, although she comes off as a confident woman, she feels the opposite.