Shadows- show the madness Blanche falls into, it represents how her mind is all over the place and she is slowly breaking down. Mirrors- represents the truth that Blanche is trying to hide from Colors- represents Blanches mood and how she is trying to portray herself. When she wears white, which stands for purity and innocence she is trying to maintain her image from the promiscuous woman she really is. Later she changes to her “scarlet satin robe” when she is trying to get Mitch to want her. Further on she changes back to her white color and goes back into a protective mode trying to seem harmless.
The character of Blanche in William’s ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ is a complex one. She has countless unusual and intriguing traits which not only interest an readers but also influence a lot of the action of the plot, causing numerous tensions and moments of drama throughout the story. It is undeniable that Williams presents the character of Blanche in a fascinating way, especially when the reader makes their first impression of her in Scene One. Upon her entrance, Williams describes the character of Blanche as having a “delicate beauty” which “must avoid a strong light.” He also makes a very thought-provoking comparison, where “her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes… suggests a moth.” Williams is depicting her as a fragile creature, accustomed to darkness but attracted to light which may be seem as her downfall, as she may be seen to be seeking out a better life in New Orleans with Stella, but is in fact walking right into an even worse situation, of tension and heart-ache. She later backs this portrayal up by hysterically saying, “And turn that over-light off!
We see this throughout the play. When we are first introduced with Blanche she is described as ‘there is something about her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes that’s suggests a moth’. This already highlights to the reader that she is different, and stands out. Also ‘moth’ could represent that’s Blanche doesn’t like the light so by describing her this way could be hinting to the audience what she is like, and that she doesn’t like being in the light or being seen in the light. Also Stanley and Blanches conflict is very noticeable to the readers, the conflict between them is a big part of the play.
I can leave here and not be anyone's problem…” Shows that she wants change from her usual routine. Appearance Stage directions: “There is something about her uncertain manner, as well as her white clothes, that suggest a moth.” Her light clothes symbolizes that she is fading (her age) and that she is not strong. Stage directions: “Her delicate beauty must avoid a strong light.” Shows that she is not strong enough to with stand the light
It could also be viewed as the plastic meaning suffocation and overpowering material goods that are not needed but somehow are the most important subjects to these women. These respectable women however in Duffy view are artificial and fake. They only talk about trivial subjects because, language embarrassed them. This could mean a literal language such as swearing or a subject which is rude or not talked of in high society. Or meanings that they are uneducated or cannot express themselves well and therefore find it hard to communicate with each other.
A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois is a very diverse character in the play A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. She is a tragic and dynamic character throughout the play. Blanche does not know exactly how to handle losing everything she has lost and seems to be confused about life in general now. The way she lives after arriving at Stanley and Stella’s seems like she has turned away from reality and lives in her own fantasy world, or a world where she lives by how things should be instead of how things truly are. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche DuBois, feels she is better than others, constantly changes, and often escapes from reality.
Rather than just being rude, she obviously has her opinions about certain things and sticks to them. For example, when asked about Bogey Lowenstein’s party Kat explains that people go to the party’s “in hopes of distracting themselves from the pathetic emptiness of their meaningless consumer driven lives”(10 Things). In this scene, she clearly describes how she feels and how that is the reason she does not go out to be with other people or parties. This gives us audience an insight to how Kat has real opinions and being hardheaded is why she is hated and so considered rude. Even though this is different than the play itself, I felt that this was a good adaption of the character for the film.
When the doctor tries to get closer, she instantly thinks he’s coming for her, and “… with cat-like movement … clawed instinctively [with both her hands] for [his] eyes… “ The reader could see that Mathilda’s actions were rather reckless, and that she has a (rather irrational) fear of doctors if she gets this volatile. Later in the story, it gets much worse when the doctor tries to retrieve a throat culture, and refuses to comply. Going against moral conduct, Mathilda is shown to use force to hide her diagnosis, and to avoid direct contact with the doctor. The doctor seems kind and good-natured, and acts like the typical physician that would use force, if only completely necessary, to get his job done. This story is told through his point of view, which benefits the reader, because they are able to get
Mr Rochester's authenticity contrasts sharply with the continuous theme of role playing in the novel. Jane criticises Blanche as she is "not original", repeating phrases from books and not of her own opinion, being "very showy, but... not genuine" and describing her laugh as "mocking" and "satirical". The metaphor of role playing in the novel is conveyed through the ladies’ superficial nature and all the guests' lack of authenticity. An example of role playing in the novel is when Mr Rochester dresses up and pretends to be a gypsy. Mr Rochester uses the gypsy disguise to expose Blanche as a spoilt, shallow brat, and using the disguise he tries to uncover Jane's true feelings.
Yet, there are many falsities within such a statement. Alice blindly following the White Rabbit down the hole represents a certain naivety and extreme curiosity within women. The reader is told that Alice “never once consider[s] how in the world she was to get out again.” This sentence does not leave room for interpretation, as it is blatantly obvious what is being said. Such a statement is implying women are naïve and unknowing, and are thus safer staying in their own domestic spheres. She does not once consider what is at the bottom of the hole or if it could be dangerous (the reader later finds