The polka and the moment it evokes represent
Blanche's loss of innocence
. The suicide of the young husband Blanche loved dearly was the event that triggered her mental decline.
What did polka music symbolize?
The polka music, the Varsouviana, is one of the most important of the play's many symbols. It represents
Blanche's worsening state of mind in the play
.
What does the polka tune Varsouviana remind Blanche of?
1. The Varsouviana polka- This is the polka tune which often reminds Blanche of
the last day she spent with her young husband – Allen Grey
. Earlier that day, she caught her husband's adultery with another man, and yet pretended that ‘nothing had happened'.
What is the significance of music in A Streetcar Named Desire?
The use of music to alert the audience to a significant fact
(here the suicide and Blanche's guilty feelings about it) is unusual. This is especially true as it is used not only to create an atmosphere (as the blue piano does to some extent) but also to stress an important aspect of the plot and of Blanche's character.
What is the significance of Blanche's song in Scene 7?
The song describes
the fanciful way one perceives the world while in love
, but it also foreshadows the fact that Mitch falls out of love with Blanche after his illusions about her have been destroyed.
What does Blanche say about lying?
Lies/Honesty 2: Blanche admits that she fibs a lot and believes it to be part of womanhood. However, she adds that when a matter is important she does not lie and would never lie to or swindle her family. She
tells the truth about her own lying up-front
, acknowledging her small faults.
When Blanche hears the polka music the Varsouviana it usually signals?
“the ‘varsouviana' is heard,
its music rising with sinister rapidity
….” This music symbolises Blanche's inability to escape from a past which is haunting her because she hears the varsouviana polka music when she is thinking of her husband Alan Grey who shot himself.
What does Blanche DuBois symbolize?
Blanche DuBois appears in the first scene dressed in white, the symbol of
purity and innocence
. She is seen as a moth-like creature. She is delicate, refined, and sensitive.
Why does Mitch destroy the paper lantern?
Why does Mitch destroy the paper lantern? … Mitch destroy the lantern
because he's never seen blanch in full light and only in dime lighting
. this is symbolic because he has destroyed her mask of beauty and innocence.
What lies about Blanche does Stanley reveal in this scene?
Stanley makes Stella stop working and listen to him. He has found out something about Blanche. While Blanche is singing “It's Only a Paper Moon,” Stanley reveals
that Blanche has a notorious reputation in Laurel
. She was so wild that the low-class Flamingo Hotel asked her to move out.
What is the streetcar named desire a symbol of?
The Streetcar Symbol Analysis
Williams called the streetcar the “ideal metaphor for the human condition.” The play's title refers not only to a real streetcar line in New Orleans but also symbolically to
the power of desire
as the driving force behind the characters' actions.
What is Blanche's tragic flaw?
Throughout Tennessee William's play “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Blanche Dubois exemplified several tragic flaws. She suffered from
her haunting past
; her inability to overcome; her desire to be someone else; and from the cruel, animalistic treatment she received from Stanley.
Why does Blanche smash a bottle on the table?
Blanche wants him to stand aside so she can pass, and Stanley thinks that it might not be too bad to interfere with her. As he advances toward her, Blanche breaks a bottle so as
“to twist the broken end in your face
.” He springs on her as she sinks to the floor.
What might Blanche have meant in her last line of this scene?
what might blanche have meant in her last line of this scene?
that she is heartbroken, and she has never been able to be in love again.
Why does Blanche bathe so much?
Bathing Symbol Analysis
Blanche takes frequent baths throughout the play
to “soothe her nerves
.” Bathing is an escape from the sweaty apartment: rather than confront her physical body in the light of day, Blanche retreats to the water to attempt to cleanse herself and forget reality.
Why does Blanche seem depressed at the beginning of this scene?
Why does Blanche seem depressed at the beginning of this scene? Answer:
She started explaining her story of her first husband who died long ago
. Answer: Blanche starts to be emotional with Mitch when she explains her story. Its ironic because Blanche usually flirts with him only.
