Thursday, 17 December 2015

A Streetcar Named Desire - Scene 4

Context: The aftermath of Stanley hitting Stella
  • Blanche appears as an outsider
  • Blanche calls Stanley common, bestial and vulgar
  • Stanley overhears this causing further resentment towards Blanche, motivating him to rape her
  • Stanley is seen as victorious because he has won Stella back
  • Although there is no direct confrontation between Stanley and Blanche, there is a confrontation between the two concepts of life represented by both characters

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