Thursday, March 19, 2009

A Streetcar Named Desire 2

From the very first time we met Blanche we knew she was stuck up and thought she was better than everyone else. From the first sight of the living conditions Stella and Stanley were living in all the way to when she saw Stanley get completely wasted and start beating Stella, her beliefs of her being better than most people were just confirmed. Blanche first does not approve of Stanley because of how he treats Stella. She thinks he is a complete monster, and treats her like crap. She couldn't believe Stella would go back to a man like that so quickly, without much thought behind it. While this could be part of the reason for Blanche not liking Stanley, this was mainly a copout for the real reason. In reality, Blanche did not think that stanley was good enough for her sister or her family for that matter. She tried to get her sister to remember the type of men they used to be around to try and compare Stanley to them. The men they used to be around were pure gentlemen, but Stanley is far from that, and is always drunk. She then compares him to an ape, and tries to tell her sister that there are more evolved creatures than them out there, and she should look for them.

3 comments:

Scottie Boi said...

NIce Blog Abbey
I definitely agree with about how Blanche reacts the first time Blanche arrives to the Stella and Stanley's house. She is out of place it it becomes apparent the first time she is described to us. NIce job abbey keep up the good work

olivia said...

I completely agree. Blanche is so full of herself and looks down on everyone. Although i do think Stella could do better than a mean drunk. He is cute though, in the movie that is. Great blog!

Dub D said...

Great Blog Abbey,
I really agree with your thoughts on how Blanche does not approve of Stanley because of the way he treats Stella. I also agree that she changes her mind about him later.