themes Flashcards
1
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Presentation of women
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“You’re as fresh as a daisy” [Stella] -> “One that’s been picked a few days” [Blanche, Scene 3]
Williams presents many female characters to comment on social expectations
2
Q
Female Roles
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“You’ve got to be soft and attractive” [Blanche, Scene 5]
3
Q
reality v illusion
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“a great big place with white columns” [Eunice, Scene 1] -> “I pulled you down off them columns and how you loved it” [Stanley, Scene 8]
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Streetcar: Appearance vs reality quotesmotif of the “paper lantern”
