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"A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" CHARACTERS - Coggle Diagram
"A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" CHARACTERS
BLANCHE
FEMININE
DELICATE AND VULNERABLE
COMES TO NEW ORLEANS SO STELLA WILL HELP HER
USES MITCH AS A MEANS TO ESCAPE NEW ORLEANS
TRIES TO REACH SHEP HUNTLEIGH SO HE CAN HELP HER
DESCRIBED AS A MOTH
DRESSES IN WHITE CLOTHES THAT ARE EASILY STAINED
SHE USES HER FEMININE PERSONALITY TO ATTRACT AND SEDUCE MEN, AS HER TACTIC FOR SURVIVAL
WORKED AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER - LITERATURE IS TRADITIONALLY MORE OF A FEMININE SUBJECT
SEXUAL DESIRE
OBJECT OF SEXUAL DESIRE
SHE IS SEEN AS BEAUTIFUL BY THE PLAY'S CHARACTERS
SHE MAKES SURE TO LOOK AFTER HER BODY
SHE WEARS CLOTHES THAT STAND OUT AND ARE FASHIONABLE
SEDUCING THE YOUNG COLLECTOR
FLIRTING WITH MITCH AND STANLEY
HAS HER OWN DESIRES
SHE IS ATTRACTED TO THE YOUNG COLLECTOR
SHOWING HER LOVE FOR YOUTH
SHE CALLS THE YOUNG COLLECTOR AN ARABIAN PRINCE
EMPHASISING HER LOVE FOR THE EXOTIC AND FANTASTICAL
SHE ISN'T ATTRACTED TO THE PLAIN MITCH BUT HAS TO USE HIM IN ORDER TO ESCAPE NEW ORLEANS
FANTASY
SECRETS
HIDES HER SHAMEFUL PAST
HIDES / LIES ABOUT HER DRINKING
PRETENDS TO BE AN INNOCENT VIRGIN
STAYS IN THE DARKNESS AS THE LIGHT REPRESENTS THE TRUTH
BATHING REPRESENTS THE ACTION OF WASHING AWAY PAST SINS
USES A PAPER LANTERN TO COVER UP THE LIGHT
DILUTION
BLANCHE IS AN IDEALIST
START OF PLAY - HER FANTASY WORLD AND THE REAL WORLD ARE SEPARATE
END OF PLAY - SHE CAN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HER TWO WORLDS ANYMORE, SHE IS REMOVED FROM SOCIETY TO DREAM AS MUCH AS SHE WANTS
SINGS A SONG ABOUT A FANTASY WORLD WHILE BATHING
BELIEVES THAT SHEP HUNTLEIGH WILL COME AND SAVE HER
OLD SOUTH
BLANCHE REPRESENTS THE OLD WAY OF LIFE IN AMERICA
SHE STAYS AT BELLE REVE UNTIL THE END
SHE REFUSES TO ADAPT TO THE NEW AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
GETTING REMOVED FROM SOCIETY IN THE END REPRESENTS THE OLD WAY OF LIFE BEING REMOVED FROM AMERICA
SHE HAS A LOVE OF SHEP HUNTLEIGH WHO REPRESENTS THE SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN - HE IS NEVER SEEN AND MAY NOT EVEN EXIST
BLANCHE IS A SOUTHERN BELLE
SHE ISN'T FAMILIAR WITH NEW ORLEANS WHICH REPRESENTS THE NEW AMERICA
SHE EXPECTS MANNERS AND TRADITIONS TO BE RESPECTED
MITCH
FEMININE SIDE
VULNERABLE
INSECURE
ASHAMED OF HIS PERSPIRATION
HAS AN INSCRIPTION ON HIS CIGARETTE CASE, LINKING TO LITERATURE - A TRADITIONALLY FEMININE SUBJECT
CARES FOR HIS MOTHER
LEAVES THE POKER GAME EARLY
ATTRACTED TO BLANCHE BECAUSE OF THEIR SIMILARITIES
MASCULINE SIDE
PHYSICALLY BIG
HE WORKS OUT AND HAS BUILT UP A LOT OF MUSCLE
HE HAS A LOT OF LUNG POWER
HE PLAYS POKER
HE DOES MANUAL LABOUR WORK
HE WEARS PRACTICAL WORK CLOTHES
HE IS FRIENDS WITH STANLEY
HYBRID OF GENDERS
DESCRIBED AS A DANCING BEAR
THIS SEEMS LIKE AN UNNATURAL MIX
DANCING IS MORE OF A FEMININE ACTIVITY
BEARS ARE MORE OF A MASCULINE ANIMAL
SEXUAL DESIRE
MITCH DESIRES BLANCHE
SHE SEDUCES / FLIRTS WITH HIM
HE FEELS BETRAYED WHEN HE LEARNS SHE LIED TO HIM
THEY ARE CONNECTED BY THEIR FEMININE SIMILARITIES
THEY ALSO HAVE SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS - THEY BOTH HAVE LOVERS WHO DIED
STELLA
SEXUAL DESIRE
STELLA'S MAIN DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC IS THAT SHE LOVES STANLEY
SHE IS THRILLED BY HIS HYPER-MASCULINE VIOLENCE AND ANIMAL LIKE BEHAVIOUR
IN THE END SHE CHOOSES STANLEY OVER BLANCHE
STANLEY DOES THE WORKS AND PROVIDES FOR HER
HE HAS ALL OF THE CONTROL BEING THE DOMINANT ONE IN THE RELATIONSHIP
HE MAKES FINANCIAL DECISIONS - SHE ONLY GETS WHAT SHE GIVES HIM
RELATIONSHIP WITH STANLEY
STANLEY DESIRES STELLA
SHE IS PREGNANT - SO HER SEXUALITY IS HEAVILY BASED ON WOMANLINESS AND MOTHERHOOD
SHE IS VULNERABLE AND REQUIRES PROTECTION
THIS IS APPEALING TO STANLEY AS HE IS A DOMINANT ALPHA MALE
SHE GETS BEATEN AND ABUSED BY STANLEY
BUT THEIR SEXUAL ENERGY AND DESIRE FOR ONE ANOTHER KEEP THEM TOGETHER
THE NEW AMERICA
STELLA WAS RAISED IN BELLE REVE WITH BLANCHE
BUT SHE LEFT LONG BEFORE BLANCHE DID
SHE MOVED TO NEW ORLEANS WITH STANLEY
SHE BECAME MORE CONNECTED WITH STANLEY THAN WITH BLANCHE
SHE ADAPTED TO THE NEW AMERICA FROM THE OLD SOUTH
STANLEY
SEXUAL DESIRE
OBJECT OF SEXUAL DESIRE
HE IS VERY DOMINANT IN RELATIONSHIPS
HE ASSESSES WOMEN AT A GLANCE AND DECIDES IF HE WILL HAVE THEM OR NOT
STANLEY'S MASCULINITY IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO HIS SEXUALITY
MASCULINITY
HE IS DESCRIBED AS AN ANIMAL
HE IS VERY VIOLENT AND PHYSICALLY POWERFUL
WORKS IN MANUAL LABOUR
WEARS PRACTICAL OR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING
NEW AMERICA
NEW ORLEANS IS HIS TERRITORY - REPRESENTS THE NEW AMERICA
HE DOESN'T BEHAVE LIKE A GENTLEMAN
WORKS IN MANUAL LABOUR