Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Streetcar Named Desire
At the end of the book, Stella tricks Blanche into going to a hospital, because Blanche is truly crazy. Stella does not handle this well. She was extremely upset watching the doctor and marton take her loving sister away. When the doctor and Blanche actually left, Stella was more upset about the situation than Blanche was, but then again Blanche was zoned out again because she now thought this doctor was a gentleman because he offered to shake her hand. Even though this was incredibly hard for Stella to do, this was the right thing for her. Blanche was extremely sick, and you were beginning to be able to see this throughout her normal everyday activities. She would stop in the middle of conversations complaining about the music she was hearing, even though the music was in her head. Also, her drinking was beginning to get out of hand for a women who claims she never touches the stuff. Lastly, she has done stuff in the past that could have messed up her future and the way she thinks. She saw her husband get killed, and then proceeded to react to this occurrences by sleeping with tons of other men, and hitting on underaged boys. She was a messed up girl, who needed lots of help, and Stella was doing the best thing for her.
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Great blog Abbey! Your are totally right when you said that Blanch was a messed up girl. She was downright Cra-Cra. I think it was hard for Stella to see her sister be taken to a hospital but because she was a new mother i think she did make the right decision and I liked how you incorporated your opinion into the blog. Nicely done!
Abbey,
I agree with you that letting Blanche go to a hospital to get the help she needed was the best choice for her. It showed that Stella was incredibly sad about it, and that she genuinely cared about her sister's well being. I also liked how you described how delusional Blanche had become because she viewed the doctor taking her away as a gentlemen, and all the reasons you gave for explaining how crazy Blanche had really gotten. She needed professional help and sending her away to a mental hospital was the best way for her to get it.
Great job!
Good post Abbey. I agree with you that Blanche needed help. It was the right thing to do because she was out of control. It seems like Blanche's entire life was messed up and that she had to break eventually..just like Death of a Salesman and Sunset Boulevard. It's interesting to see how all of these are connected.
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