A Street Car Named Desire: Full Study Guide
In the opening scene, how is Blanche's vulnerability expressed? ️️She is nervous, shaky and
uncomfortable. She asks Eunice to leave. She sneaks alcohol to calm her nerves. She won't let Stella talk.
She talks very quickly
What do we find out a...
In the opening scene, how is Blanche's vulnerability expressed? ✔️✔️She is nervous, shaky and
uncomfortable. She asks Eunice to leave. She sneaks alcohol to calm her nerves. She won't let Stella talk.
She talks very quickly
What do we find out about Blanche in the opening scene? ✔️✔️She is on a leave of absence; she has
lost the house; she had a husband once; and her nerves broke.
What, according to Blanche, causes the loss of Belle Reve? ✔️✔️The cost of funerals; death is
expensive
Why does Stella run out of the room crying in the opening scene? ✔️✔️Blanche suggests that if Stella
would have stayed to help with the property, Belle Reve could have been saved, but Stella left and only
came home for the "pretty" part of death
How is the basic contrast between Stanley and Blanche brought out in the opening scene?
✔️✔️Stanley is aggressive; Blanche is fragile. Stanley talks plainly; Blanche uses high language. Stanley
is rough around the edges; Blanche is seemingly put together.
What do Stella's actions reveal about her feelings for Stanley in scene 2? ✔️✔️She is madly in love
with him; she does not want to stand up to him; she lets him tell her what to do.
Why is Stanley upset about the loss of Belle Reve? ✔️✔️He thinks Blanche sold it and that he and
Stella are owed some of the money from the sale.
What does Stanley think Blanche has done with the money? What does she tell him? ✔️✔️He thinks
she bought nice clothes and jewelry. She tells him its all fake and costume or extremely old.
Why does Stanley refuse to leave the room when asked by Stella in scene 2? ✔️✔️He wants to stick
around and question Blanche.
, How does Stanley react to Blanche's flirting? ✔️✔️He doesn't give into it and calls her out for doing it.
How does Blanche characterize Stanley? ✔️✔️As a pig, but a smart guy; she calls him a young boy
How does Stanley dismiss Blanche's affections? ✔️✔️He slams the perfume bottle down and yells at
her about the papers.
What reaction does Blanche give Stanley for the loss of Belle Reve? ✔️✔️The indiscretions of men in
her family and that she can't afford to keep up with the rent and all of the expensive costs of dying
What kind of people are the couple upstairs? ✔️✔️They are passionate, like Stanley and Stella. They
comfort Stella and support Stanley when needed.
Why does Mitch say he has to leave during the poker game? ✔️✔️His mother won't fall asleep until he
is home and she worries; she is sick.
Why is Blanche interested in Mitch? ✔️✔️He is "superior" to the others and is more sensitive than he
is physical
How does Stanley show his domination? ✔️✔️He screams, hits Stella's thigh, throws the radio out the
window, and bosses the girls around.
What lies does Blanche tell Mitch? Why? ✔️✔️1. That Stella is older than her- to make herself look
more attractive
2. She does not drink much- to look more put together
3. She is visiting because Stella is not well- to appear nurturing and caring
Why does Blanche ask Mitch to hang the paper lantern? ✔️✔️She hates the naked light
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