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Death - Coggle Diagram
Death
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Belle Reve
Blanche talks of all the deaths she witnessed of her relatives twice within the play in scene 1 and 6
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the death of her husband
the events of his death always play in her head, signalled by the Varsouviana Polka, and end with the shot that killed him
no other characters can hear these things, which contributes to her isolation
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Aging
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She refuses to tell anyone her true age or to appear in harsh light that will reveal her faded looks
she is obsessed with younger men, perhaps to cling onto her youth and somehow avoid death
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Cemeteries
we are reminded that the streetcar went not only to desire, but to cemeteries also