A Streetcar Named Desire

Question 1

What would be evidence for the force of normalised social drinking?

Answer 1

Stage Directions in Scene 3 ‘There are… whisky bottles and glasses’ (pg 143)

Question 2

What would be evidence for the force of the forcible institutionalisation of women for stupid reasons?

Answer 2

‘Stella (to Eunice): I couldn’t believe her story and go on living with him’ (pg 217)

Question 3

What would be evidence for the force of the taboo of homosexuality?

Answer 3

In Scene 6 Blanche refers to his sexuality as a thing ‘although he wasn’t the least bit effeminate-looking - still that thing was there (pg 183)

Question 4

What would be evidence for the force of sexism and the right of men to return women to their place?

Answer 4

Scene 3 pg 152 ‘“Every Man is a King!” And I am the king around here, so don’t forget it! [He hurls a cup and a saucer to the floor]’

Question 5

What would be evidence for the force of racism and multicultural society?

Answer 5

[The coloured woman a neighbour for New Orleans is a cosmopolitan city where there is a relatively warm and easy intermingling of races] pg 116

Question 6

What would be evidence for the force of industrialisation through the 1940’s?

Answer 6

Scene 3 (pg 147) ‘Stella: He’s on the precision bench in the spare parts department. At the plant Stanley travels for’

Question 7

What does a dramaturg do?

Answer 7

The dramaturg is in charge of researching the socio-economic, historical and cultural context of the play.