Streetcar Named Desire Hysteria

A Streetcar Named Desire
Overall Reactions to Characters and Situations
Lies, Violence and Hysteria As the play begins, the reader meets Stella, Stanley and Mitch. Stella and Stanley are laughing, joking around and being friendly towards each other. Eunice is also in this scene, by Stella’s side. It is clear that she is a secondary character based on the lack of her description other than “The white woman is Eunice, who occupies the upstairs flat”. Blanche is quickly introduced as well, seen in fancy attire and obviously does not fit in with the area. From the beginning Blanche seems over the top and very flighty as if she’s hiding something. Stella is seen as a regular housewife, she does as she’s told and she loves her husband no matter what. Stanley takes an
She is already drunk and hysterical while trying to drink even more alcohol to calm her nerves. Mitch is very stern and just wants to know the truth. He starts by asking to see her in the light, Blanche protests fiercely, she is very fixed on being beautiful and with the lights on, Mitch will see that she’s not as young as she may say. Mitch doesn’t really care if she’s older than she said, he just wants the truth from her. On page 145, Mitch is obviously bitter, about her past and her act that she has put on while they have been together. He did not want to believe Stanley, but the facts were confirmed by multiple people and he can no longer deny them. Blanche continues to drink throughout the conversation and eventually admits that the accusations are true, saying she was just trying to fill the hole in her heart that was left by Allan’s death. Blanche was affected by all the death around her at Belle Reve as well, she was left alone at the plantation as one by one her family members died. The woman outside selling the flowers that people sometimes use a funerals helps set this somber, somewhat eerie scene as