Stanley Flashcards
‘Heaves the package at her’ First analysis
Reveals his dominant position within his marriage, aligning with stereotypical gender roles.
‘Heaves the package at her’ Second analysis
Sexual metaphor represents Stanley’s virility and Stella’s receptiveness to it.
‘Animal joy In his being implicit in all his movements’
‘Animal joy’ dehumanises Stanley to the status of a brutish animal.
‘Some men are took in by this Hollywood glamour stuff and some men are not’
Stanley refuses to be deceptible to Blanche’s delicate facade.
‘Napoleonic code’
Repetition of napoleonic code in wrong context indicates his lack of education and desire to appear above his class as an immigrant.
‘Stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh’
Clear act of physical dominance and aggression as he asserts his control over Stella, regarding her as his property to whom he can treat as he pleases.
‘Over her head he grins through the curtains at Blanche’
Illustrates his malicious pleasure in taunting Blanche who lacks control over his and Stella’s marriage.
