Scene 7 Flashcards
“[Mimicking] soaking in a bath tub” pg 69
Stanley is annoyed - His patience is swindling
Blanche is cleaning herself - revitalizing herself
Most vulnerable in the bathtub, it’s her escape
“Serve ‘em to her majesty in the tub?” pg 69
Mocks Stella - mocks Blanche
Knows shes not actually rich
“feeding us a pack of lies” pg 70
Knows the truth behind Blanche
Been digging for months - very committed
wants to expose Blanche
Very tense atmosphere
“Sister Blanche is no lily” pg 70
Contradicts Blanches southern Belle image
Knows she not as innocent as she portrays herself as
She is not ‘pure’
“Paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea” pg 70
Living in a fantasy world
Fragile ‘paper’ easily destroyed
How she copes the real world, masks it with fantasy
“Pulled the wool over your eyes as much as Mitch’s” pg 71
Metaphor - Stanley’s the only one who knows truth
Saying they’ve fallen for Blanches lies
“Downright loco-nuts” pg 71
Saying shes mentally unstable
Describing her sexual appetite - going against norm
Think shes crazy + unclean
“ a seventeen old boy she’d gotten mixed up with” pg 72
Explicit - reveals truth
had an affair with a young boy - Hasn’t learnt lesson
Sacrificed career for desire
Desire catalyst for destruction
“Like to see… her… squirm” pg 72
Sadistic - enjoys seeing her suffer + vulnerable
Wants to see her uncomfortable - cruel
“Experience that – killed her illusions” pg 73
What happened to alan made her mentally unstable
“Worshipped the ground he walked on” pg 73
He was perfect - had all the qualities she loved
Blanches weakness - he wasnt like normal men
“Degenerate” pg 73
euphemism - he’s gay
discovers a past lover
“[Distant piano into a hectic breakdown]” pg 75
expressionism
mental breakdown - metaphor for whats going on in her head
