SCENE 1

Question 1

scene 1 summary

Answer 1

blanche arrives in new orleans to stay with her sister, stella. She is shocked by stella’s modest living conditions and disturbed by stanleys brutish nature.

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

introduces key chracters like blanches fragile mental state . establishes class tension and foreshadows conflict

Question 3

stage directions

Answer 3

blanches “dainty” white clothing contrasts with the “raffish charm” of the setting

Question 4

symbols/motifs

Answer 4

light (blanche avoids bright lights , hinting of her secrets, the streetcar (symbolizing blanche’s uncontrollable descent into destruction)