Chapters 7-9 quiz a streetcar named desire
10. What do you think is the symbolic meaning of the Mexican woman selling flowers for the dead in Scene Nine?
** mirrors events in the story** blanche is struggling to come to terms with her past, her prostitution , she is killing and destoying herself w these over bearing thoughts of allan , of the people she watched die , she keeps mourning. The mexican women is " mourning the dead"
What happens at the end of Scene Eight
29. At the end of scene eight, Stella's water breaks and she is rushed to the hospital.
8. What does Blanche admit happened after her husband's death? Why did she say she did this?
Blanche admits the flamingo hotel incidnet, saying when she lost her husband she needed to fill a void anf the only thing that seemed like it would help was havinf sexual intimacy w many other men and a 17 year old , but now she met mitch and wants fo settle down
5. Blanche is stood up. They sit talking at the table and Stanley gets angry at Stella for telling him his face and fingers are disgustingly greasy. What does he do in response?
He " clears " his plate by smashing it and says hes sick of being called derogatory names, like greasy , he told them : what do you guys think ur queens? He reminds them he is the king around the house like every man is of a household
Why does Mitch say he won't marry Blanche now
Mitch says shes not " clean enough" or not good enough for her. She pretended to have tbis old fashioned and uptight persoanlity and would barely let mitch kiss her but had this big hidden secret all along
7. In Scene Nine, who stops by unexpectedly to see Blanche
Mitch, he is unshaved a little drunk. Shows no respect towards blanche
3. Who is supposed to come over for Blanche's birthday? Why does Stanley say this person won't be coming?
Mitch, he told him all abt what he learned
1. It is now mid-September and Blanche's birthday. Stella has prepared a party for her. Stanley lets Stella know that he has learned some things about Blanche. What things?
Shaw told stanley was a prositute and took up residence of thr flamingo hotel. The hotel asked her to leave bc of immoral behavior. She had a sexual encounter w a 17 year old student and the dad found out and went to the school. She was known as a crazy perosn in laurel so set off to new orlean and doesnt instead on going back home
What has Stanley bought for Blanche
Stanley bought Blanche a bus ticket back to Laurel because he misses the way things used to be.
2. During their talk, Blanche is in the tub and singing. What does she sing about
The song is called only a paper moon, popular 1940 ballad. It summarizes blanches situation w regard to mitch.. " wouldnt be made believe if you believed in me".blanchrd future w mitch relies on him believing what she perceived as he reality. ** fore shawdos that mitch wont belivee her and will fall out of love **
Why does Mitch rip the paper lantern off of the light bulb? What does light represent?
mitch wants to see who blanche really is. it represents the fake front that blanche puts on for people. it represents the truths that are getting taken away
