Street Car CRITICAL BEFORE EXAM Flashcards
McConachie 2005
Brandos poses and gestures copy confidence of American soldiers -
Shead J
Blanches trunk unifies literal and metaphorical meanings of her journey - psychological and emotional baggage
Williams P 1999
By forcing Stella to acknowledge she is driven by sexual urges he validates his own moral code and justifys his actions
Williams P & dobash
Williams p - Stanley feels Blanche challenging authority
Dobash - most domestic disputes happen because man feels wife challenging authorities
Tennessee Williams ‘I have one major theme for my work….’
The destructive power of society on the sensitive non-conformist individual
Allan P
Williams famously poetic stage directions in which Blanche described like a fluttering white moth which must avoid the light
Sambrook H
Mitch is clumsy and slow thinking - he offers Blanche a promise of safe heaven - spuring Stanley to find out about blanches past to save his friend
Skiba M
Blanche at first appears superficial and ridiculous yet is systematic of society itself
Tennessee on Stella
Her natural passivity (giving in/lets things slide) is why she believes Stanley is acceptable
Bloom H
Like many battered women Stella is genuinely in love with Stanley - feels helpless to idea of change
W.J Cash
Black women perceived as lusty and compliant
White women as lily pure
Seidel
Southern belle stereotype rested on strict class,race and gender traits
Cole & Chinoy
Blanche is dangerous and would soon have Stanley and Stella fighting - Stanley does not want things messed up by corrupt woman - maybe he is right but where does that leave us
O’Connor
Represents Blanche as one of a number of protagonists who’s voices have been silent from the accusation of madness
William McDougal
Outline of Abnormal Psychology
