Blanche’s Characterisation Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
Q
Stella’s…
A
Older sister
2
Q
Fading…
A
Southern Belle
3
Q
Southern Belle?
A
A woman from the Old South, generally white aristocratic; beautiful, leads a life of parties and admirers
4
Q
Was married to…
A
Alan Grey
5
Q
Alan Grey killed…
A
Himself after Blanche found him cheating with another man (pg 67)
6
Q
Motifs of…
A
Bathing, in order to ‘wash’ her sins; alcohol; moths and butterflies; light colours; paper lanterns
7
Q
Desires…
A
To be desired, to be safe
8
Q
Subverts…
A
The roles of women in the 1950s
9
Q
Romantically involved with…
A
Mitch
10
Q
Afraid of…
A
Losing her beauty, Stanley
11
Q
Stays with Stella because…
A
She was chased out of Laurel, has nowhere else to go
12
Q
Was an…
A
English teacher in a high school
13
Q
Sacked because…
A
She engaged in a relationship with a student
14
Q
Lives in…
A
Her own fantasy world
