Scene 6 Flashcards
“He came to me for help”
Blanche
she did not marry him for love but because of what society expected him to do - Blanche could not help him with his true sexuality
” a room that i thought was empty … had two people in it”
links to the context of the time but also the author who is gay
stage direction - polka music
“we danced the varsouviana…”
stage direction- polka stops abruptly
the music of the varsouviana was playing as she told her husband how he disgusted her, and the music represents Blanche memory of her husband suicide
when the polka services from this point it signals that Blanche is remembering her greatest regret
“sometimes- there’s a God - so quickly”
Blanche
Mitchs lack of formal manners And education make him an imperfect match for Blanche. But they are able to to connect/ relate on suffering and loneliness. Blanche needs Mitch as a stabilising force in her life
If Blanches relationship fails she will face a world offers few things for financially unstable unmarried women who is approaching middle age
“The searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again.”
Blanche
Blanche reveals how she views the world. When she was in love with her husband, the world was full of light, and for her, truth. However, after Allan’s suicide, Blanche has trouble reconciling her husband’s homosexuality and her role in his suicide. Since then she has lived among shadowy illusions, hiding herself from the world.
