BLANCHE Flashcards
1
Q
‘dainty’ ‘white’ ‘pearls’
A
2
Q
Moth
A
fatalistic symbol leading to destruction
ephemeral image
3
Q
‘avoid light’
A
4
Q
alcohol
A
5
Q
bathing
A
6
Q
deception
A
cause of her demise
7
Q
she cannot ADAPT to NEW AMERICA
A
8
Q
represents the OLD SOUTH
A
9
Q
Doesn’t ‘want realism’
A
lives in a world of ‘make believe’
10
Q
her move to NEW ORELEANS is what provides BLANCHE the opportunity for a new start…
A
yet her deceit cements her downfall
11
Q
troubled by STELLA’S ABUSE but made to feel like a MISFIT for being CRITICAL of her ABUSE
A
primitive, animalistic behaviour scares blanche
12
Q
A
13
Q
‘i have an an awful vanity about my looks’
A
14
Q
‘i can’t be alone’
A
15
Q
‘i want to deceive him to make him want me’
A
