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Blanche (Interior and Exterior Appearance (ideas. (at one point, when…

- - - - the fact that she lied shows that her drinking from the bottle was an action that she wants to keep a secret. she is hiding something from others around her.
        
        it could be that she is an alcoholic and is aware that she is supposed to play the part of the southern belle - the civilised and pure woman.
    - - as the play progresses, the split between Blanche's fantasy world and real world becomes clearer for every character except Blanche herself as for her the split becomes more and more blurred so by the end, when she is sent to a mental asylum, she is permanently disconnected from the real world and starts living in her own world.
- - - - Blanche believes that losing her ability for men to desire her is equivalent to losing her desire and reason to live meaning that her whole identity is her flirtatious personality.
- - - - "they told me to take a streetcar named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at - Elysian Fields!"
  - - - she could be drinking to escape the reality of the world she lives in and enter a more fantasy world where she believes everything is fine and there are no problems.
    - - at the start of the play, by coming to to stay with Stanley and Stella, she has reached the end of the line with her fantasy-like desires.
        
        Blanche has long been trying to get back Belle Reve but couldn't and her every failed attempt brought her closer to building a fantasy world in her mind. she believes that things like flirting and putting herself in the centre would bring back her status of being a southern belle.
        
        Blanche is shown to be clinging to the illusory world she built and constantly trying to get away from reality. she keeps wearing satin robes to bring back that sense of civility she had when Belle Reve was still present. by keeping up appearances for mostly herself, she can still see herself as as she once was - a southern belle. by not accepting reality, she hopes to hide troubled mind from herself and the rest of the world.