Doctor, Nurse, Newspaper Boy, Mexican woman, Negro woman Flashcards

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First line of the play

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‘She says St Barnabas would send out his dog to lick her …’ - Negro woman

  • mid conversation
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Newspaper boy reaction to Blanche

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‘Laughs uncomfortably’
‘Stands like a bashful kid’
‘Stares for a moment’

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Mexican woman

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‘Blind Mexican woman’

‘Dark shawl’

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‘Negro’ woman rooting through bag quote

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‘Rooting excitedly through it’

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Entrance of doctor and matron quote

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‘Aura of state institution’

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Matron description

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‘Sinister figure’

‘Voice as bold and toneless as a fire bell’ simile

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Matron fingernails quote and analysis

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‘These fingernails have to be trimmed’

Feline connotations
Repressing Blanche’s humanity, making her powerless by stripping her of identity and human rights

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