mitch

Question 1

just give me a slap whenever i step out of bounds

Answer 1

in mitch and blanches relationship the typical gender roles are reversed and blanche gets the physical power while mitch is the one who shows his vulnerability

Question 2

he stares at her while she follows him while she talks. it is obvious he has had a few drinks on the way over

Answer 2

stares- moment of anagnorisis where mitch truly realises what kind of person blanche is and that stanley wasn’t lying with the accusations he made
the fact that mitch has been drinking implies he may commit or sexual assault against blanche - he blamed stanley’s violence on the poker game(+his intoxication) so it is not unlikely that he would do the same for himself

Question 3

i bet you have

Answer 3

any man (especially working class) can turn on a woman(or gay man) at any point

Question 4

[he tears down the paper lantern off the lightbulb]

Answer 4

tears- cruel, violent (shows his true colours?)
metaphor for him getting rid of the illusion that blanche has presented to everyone around her
he was the one who put the lantern up and is the one to take it down- he is no longer a safe place for her

Question 5

what i’ve been missing all summer

Answer 5

he just wants to have sec with her now
doesn’t care about her or what she wants
was willing to wait but now his feelings have changed he isn’t willing to wait anymore

Question 6

you’re not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother

Answer 6

controlling female sexuality
after learning what blanche has done he no longer sees her as pure

Question 7

[he still remains staring]

Answer 7

absolutely terrifying
blanche is waiting for him to rape her
it never happens - he still has a sense of humanity

Question 8

hold this bone headed crybaby (stanley)

Answer 8

women can cry
men can only get angry