An in-depth analysis of all key moments, events and quotes from all characters within Streetcar Named Desire Scene 9. This is perfect for revision and to have all your analysis in one place. I got an A* doing IGCSE English Literature, scoring higher than 94% of all candidates.
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didn’t come to her birthday
“rapid, feverish” suggests
awareness of reality as she
the disaster closing in on h
associations with the word
sickness and weakness tha
Blanche’s deteriorating me
attempts to rape her and S
her. Blanche is losing contr
insanity. Her past is like a d
her; her sickness portrayed
mental instability. Additiona
“The rapid, feverish polka heightened at this stage - a
tune, the "Varsouviana," is hide it like she did in the fir
heard. The music is in her Stage Desire and destruction rushes to “hide the liquor”
mind; she is drinking to Directions Illusion vs reality home. She now can’t distin
escape it and the sense of and fantasy - therefore, by
disaster closing in on her” shattering her own illusions
Blanche’s reality is slowly r
composure begins to crack
survive amidst her inescap
seemingly haunting her. “T
semantics that are suggest
weighed down by her past
Stanley has now revealed i
The sibilance of “scarlet sa
the hissing nature, forewar
“scarlet” symbolises Blanc
the danger involved with th
juxtaposes to white and he
“[She rushes about Stage Fading beauty When Blanche realises tha
frantically, hiding the directions visiting her, she scrambles
Illusion vs reality
bottle in a closet, and try to present herself t
crouching at the mirror more beautiful lady - puttin
and dabbing her face with powder”. The word “frantic
cologne and powder. ]” Blanche is stressed and tri
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