A Streetcar Named Desire Flashcards
What happens in scene 1
Blanche arrives and tells Stella everything that has happened at Belle Reeve
What happens in Scene 2
Napoleonic code, Stanley going through Blanche’s suitcase foreshadows rape scene
What happens in scene 3
Poker night, Blanche and Mitch meet
What happens in Scene 4
Blanche rants about Stella and Stanley’s relationship ‘brutal desire’, Shep Huntleigh
What happens in Scene 5
Eunice and Steve argue, the young man, Mitch takes Blanche out on a date
What happens in Scene 6
Blanche and Mitch talking, Blanche reveals what happened to her husband
What happens in Scene 7
Stanley finds out the reason why Blanche is staying with them
What happens in Scene 8
Argument at dinner table, Stella goes into labour
What happens in scene 9
Mitch rejects Blanche, she admits to her past
What happens in Scene 10
Stanley rapes Blanche
What happens in scene 11
Blanche is taken to mental institute
Context
Women’s roles - Stella housewife, seen as normal for Stanley to be violent and he expects her to be compliant. Blanche shamed for her past sex life
Elysian Fields - Greek for the underworld
American Dream - Stanley, no matter your class/background you can have a high quality life in America
The Southern Belle - Blanche, strict and old fashioned views on women, not allowed to discuss sex or bodily fluids, or talk to non-white, poor or not properly dressed people
How to answer the exam question
Include lang/lit analysis, writers craft and context
What to include in the kite runner exam question
When comparing yours and authors text you should think about - lexical choice, narrative voice/point of view, structure, imagery, characters attitudes and feelings and setting
