A Street Car Named Desire Scene 9 PEEL Paragraphs
“A Street Car Named Desire” PEEEEEEL
The playwright utilizes the reoccurring motif of the “Varsouviana” in order to bring to light Blanche’s remorse for her deceased husband. In scene nine, the stage directions verify that Blanche is the only character that can hear the polka music playing, which shows the viewers that she is mentally unstable and is losing her grip on reality. After being the only one to hear the “revolver [being] shot” and stating that the music “always stops after that”, Blanche’s statements make it clear that this is not the first time that Blanche has heard this song in her head. This is further demonstrated when Mitch asks if “[she’s] boxed out of [her] mind” which clarifies that her husband’s suicide triggered Blanche’s psychological deterioration and since then, Blanche hears this song whenever she panics and loses herself. Overall, the polka music and the incident it evokes represent Blanche’s loss of virtue and purity. The metaphorical and literal light that Blanche so dearly tries to escape represents Blanche’s corrupted past and imperfections. When Blanche fearfully questions Mitch’s desire to turn on the lights the viewers are able to see that by avoiding direct lighting, she’s preventing others from seeing the authenticity of her fading beauty. Blanche’s ideals about magic being better than reality represents Blanche’s incapability to hold on to reality; which is slowing crumbling to pieces. When Mitch forces Blanche to stand under the direct light he is reveling the side of her that she tried to endlessly to conceal Additionally, The appearance of the blind Mexican woman that calls out “Flores para los muertos” alludes to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf to signify that the lies are now dead and the truth is alive. In general, light plays as a symbolical representation of the reality of Blanche’s past and of her many loses.
The playwright utilizes the reoccurring motif of the “Varsouviana” in order to bring to light Blanche’s remorse for her deceased husband. In scene nine, the stage directions verify that Blanche is the only character that can hear the polka music playing, which shows the viewers that she is mentally unstable and is losing her grip on reality. After being the only one to hear the “revolver [being] shot” and stating that the music “always stops after that”, Blanche’s statements make it clear that this is not the first time that Blanche has heard this song in her head. This is further demonstrated when Mitch asks if “[she’s] boxed out of [her] mind” which clarifies that her husband’s suicide triggered Blanche’s psychological deterioration and since then, Blanche hears this song whenever she panics and loses herself. Overall, the polka music and the incident it evokes represent Blanche’s loss of virtue and purity. The metaphorical and literal light that Blanche so dearly tries to escape represents Blanche’s corrupted past and imperfections. When Blanche fearfully questions Mitch’s desire to turn on the lights the viewers are able to see that by avoiding direct lighting, she’s preventing others from seeing the authenticity of her fading beauty. Blanche’s ideals about magic being better than reality represents Blanche’s incapability to hold on to reality; which is slowing crumbling to pieces. When Mitch forces Blanche to stand under the direct light he is reveling the side of her that she tried to endlessly to conceal Additionally, The appearance of the blind Mexican woman that calls out “Flores para los muertos” alludes to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf to signify that the lies are now dead and the truth is alive. In general, light plays as a symbolical representation of the reality of Blanche’s past and of her many loses.