Chapter 4 Flashcards
Chapter 4 summary
Blanche is horrified Stella is still with Stanley.
Stella is deluded by her love for Stanley and disagrees with Blanche.
Blanche rants about Stanley unaware he is listening.
Stanley embraces Stella whilst grinning at Blanche in the distance.
‘Thrilled by it’ Analysis
Enhances primal depiction of sexual relationship.
Highlights toxicity in relationship.
Idealises toxic masculinity.
What’s the main theme in this scene?
Danger of desire
‘Indifferent I am to money’ ‘In terms of what it does for you’ Analysis
Illusion of wealth, privileged background shields her from necessities of money.
‘Brutal desire just desire the name of that rattle-trap streetcar’ Analysis of brutal desire
Epithet ties danger with sexuality.
‘Brutal desire just desire the name of that rattle-trap streetcar’ Analysis of streetcar
Allegory Blanche complicated past with sexuality.
‘Outside a train approaches’
Stanley’s association with modernity
Functionality so Stanley can overhear the conversation.
Allegorise thrusting approach of a masculine presence.
What does Blanche suggest by labelling Stanley as ‘common’ ‘bestial’ and ‘ape like’?
The lexical field Primalises Stanley as if he’s stuck in the past.
What does Stanley truly represent?
New America
What does Blanche represent?
Relic of dead society
What does Blanche’s speech contextually represent?
Articulates William’s examination that Plantation of owners and the end of South’s agrarian culture led to decline of American civilisation.
‘Don’t hang back with the brutes’
Irrationality of Blanche’s opinions shown through hysteria.
‘Over her head he grins through the curtain at Blanche’ Analysis
Dramatic irony as he gives a menacing look to Blanche and the audience.
