motifs + quotes

Question 1

light + darkness

Answer 1

‘you’re standing in the light Blanche’

blanche tries to stay out of the light- doesn’t want her illusion to be destroyed- only goes into the light when she can control who can see the real her

Question 2

poker

Answer 2

‘this game is seven-card stud’

blanche and stanley are in a poker game situation fighting over a prize (stella)

Question 3

bathing

Answer 3

‘she’s soaking in the tub to quiet her nerves’

has religious connotations- baptism
the idea of cleansing/ rebirth

Question 4

idea of colour use

Answer 4

‘they are men at the peak of their physical manhood, as coarse and direct and powerful as the primary colours’

blanche wears white - purity
men wear primary colours - power

Question 5

alchohol

Answer 5

‘no, I- rarely touch it’

blanche has issues with alchohol (feeds into illusion/delusion)

Question 6

idea of old south/ southern belle

Answer 6

‘[Blanche is seated in the bedroom fanning herself with a palm leaf]’

•high class
•flirty
•won’t fit in a new community
•pretty
•smart
•lost belle reve - lost her beautiful dream