Context Flashcards
When was the American civil war?
1861-1865
Why was there the civil war ?
The northern states wanted to abolish slavery as it was evil but the southern states depended on slavery as black people could be used for cheap labour to make cotton and tobacco
What does Blanche represent?
She represents the southern states and can be described as the southern belle
How did Blanche grow up?
She grew up on a slave plantation which would have been abandoned
What is the napoleonic code?
French civil code where what is a woman’s is her husbands emphasising patriarchal society
What is the Jim Crow laws?
Segregation between black oriole and white in southern states
When was the Jim Crow laws?
1877-1954
What do the Jim Crow laws represent?
Blanches traditional racist ideologies and her negativity to move to modern states like New Orleans
When was the Great Depression?
1929-1939
What happened in the twenties?
It was the roaring twenties- lots of new creations and inventions leaving woman with lots more free time eg the hoover being created
What happened in 1929?
Wall Street crash
What did the Wall Street crash mean?
Many becamec unemployed and loss of status many moved to urban areas and rise in divorce or even abandonment
When is a streetcar written and set?
Written in period after and set in 1947
