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Conflict Essay (Point 2 (Analysis (Stella is the only person that Blanche…
Conflict Essay
Point 2
Statement
One of the key battles between Blanche and Stanley is their fight over the character who is the only real person that sustains them both - Stella.
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Quotations
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Stage Directions
"Stella has embraced him with both arms, fiercely, and full in the view of Blanche" - Scene 4
Point 4
Statement
All the conflict built up throughout the play finally culminates in Stanley's rape of Blanche at the end of the play.
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Point 3
Statement
Blanche does many things that annoy Stanley all throughout the play. An example of this is her snobbery, sense of superiority, and her undermining of Stanley in his own home.
Quotations
Dialogue
"Polack" - Scenes 1, 8, etc
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Point 1
Statement
Blanche and Stanley's characters oppose each other in many ways, one of them being how Blanche represents the 'Old South' whereas Stanley represents the 'New America'.
Quotations
Dialogue
"Polack" - Scenes 1, 8, etc
"Belle Reve? Lost, is it? No!" "Yes, Stella" - Scene 1 - Stella then Blanche
Stage Directions
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"She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party." - Scene 1
Analysis
Different Classes - Blanche Upper, Stanley Working
Old South - Genteel, Rich, Snobbish, Cultured
New America - Brash, Violent, Realistic, Straight Forward
Play structured around presenting two world and putting them against each other until one is destroyed
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