chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What happens in this chapter?
A
Steve and Eunice have a domestic violence fight.
Stanley tells Blanche he knows someone from her past called Shaw.
Blanche tries to seduce a young man.
Mitch appears with flowers for Blanche.
2
Q
‘She and Steve had a row’ Analysis
A
Demonstrates Stella’s delusion sees violence as tolerable.
3
Q
‘Have got to be seductive put on soft colours, the colours of butterfly wings and glow’ Analysis
A
Motif of colour and light which Blanche tries to cloak herself in.
4
Q
‘I want to kiss you just once softly and sweetly on your mouth’ Analysis
A
Cannot convalesce from the obsession of desire.
Rejects brutal physicality of sister’s relationship but aches from loneliness.
