Death Flashcards
1
Q
Blanche marked for death/downfall
A
“Grim Reaper had put up his tent on our doorstep!”
2
Q
Blanche assumes that she’ll die of from
A
“eating an unwashed grape”
3
Q
Blanche talking about the highschool superintendent
A
“Mr. Graves is the high school
superintendent” who suggested that she takes “a leave of absence. “ Blanche says
4
Q
Blance to Stella about their father
A
“The summer Dad died and you left us”
5
Q
Blanche’s husband
A
“The boy–the boy died.”
6
Q
Blanche tells Mitch about people dying
A
“If people didn’t perspire they would die in five minutes” - give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, could symbolise Blanche’s inability to control herself
