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
. We learn from Scene Six, when Blanche relates the tragic story of her young husband’s death to Mitch, the special significance that this polka tune has for her.
What does the Varsouviana 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
. We learn from Scene Six, when Blanche relates the tragic story of her young husband’s death to Mitch, the special significance that this polka tune has for her.
What does the Varsouviana polka symbolize?
The Varsouviana Polka
In the middle of the Varsouviana, Blanche turned to Allen and told him that he “disgusted” her. … 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 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.
What does the streetcar named Desire symbolize?
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.
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.
Why does Stanley drink?
Drunkenness. Both Stanley and Blanche drink excessively at various points during the play. Stanley’s drinking is social: he
drinks with his friends at the bar
, during their poker games, and to celebrate the birth of his child.
Why does Blanche say but some things are not forgivable?
1. Why does Blanche say, “But some things are not forgivable.
Blanche portrayed herself as being the victim
. This statement is ironic because she had been cruel to her young husband.
What song does Blanche sing in the bath?
Blanche’s unconcerned voice issues from the bathroom as she sings the sugary popular ballad “
It’s Only a Paper Moon.
”
What mental illness does Blanche DuBois have?
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Does Blanche lie about age?
Blanche explains that she is nervous because Mitch is coming for her at seven. She tells Stella that she has created an illusion with Mitch that she is all prim and proper.
She has also lied about her age because she wants Mitch to want her.
Why does Blanche lie so much?
One explanation is that
she spent so long lying to everyone else that she eventually believed her own lies
. Remember when she tells Mitch, “Never inside, I didn’t lie in my heart” (9.59)? What she means is that she believed her own lies about her age and lady-like demeanor as much as he did.
Why is death the opposite of desire?
Throughout the play, the theme of death is the opposite of desire is
developed through the main character’s need to be desired or desirable
. Blanch wants to be desired. … Stanley desires a normal life without Blanche so bad, that he completely broke her to get it. Stanley also wants to be desired.
What is the main message of A Streetcar Named Desire?
A Streetcar Named Desire presents
a sharp critique of the way the institutions and attitudes of postwar America placed restrictions on women’s lives
. Williams uses Blanche’s and Stella’s dependence on men to expose and critique the treatment of women during the transition from the old to the new South.
What is the moral of A Streetcar Named Desire?
Various moral and ethical lessons arise in this play such as: Lying ultimately gets you nowhere, Abuse is never good, Treat people how you want to be treated, Stay true to yourself and Don’t judge a book by its cover. A very important moral lesson that I gained from A Streetcar Named Desire is
to always tell the truth
.
