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SCENE 6 :, Blanche opens up to Mitch after he tells her about his ill…
SCENE 6 :
Denial/Rejection
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"Although he wasn't the least bit effeminate looking"
"Afterwards we pretended that nothing had been discovered"
These two sentences both show how Blanche could not accept what her husband had done and his sexuality, she delayed facing it all as much as possible. Again, just like in the time of the play, she was already drinking to forget, ignore and reject reality
"Afterwards, we pretended that nothing had been discovered" (after Blanche found out her husband was cheating)
Blanche is cautious, sets up a facade to save what she has, blocking her problems, until it becomes too much for her...
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Guilt
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"Unable to stop myself" As this was the moment before the death of her husband she feels very guilty of what she had said because this was unevitably what triggered to do what he did
Vulnerability
Light and Dark
At the start of Blanche's monologue she mentions how when she first made the discovery of love - "It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow"
At the end of the monologue, she mentions how she ended up telling the boy she loved that he disgusted her and - "the search light which had been turned on the world was turned: off"
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Symbolism
Light in this monologue plays a key role - it symbolizes loss of hope and portrays Blanche's insecurity/vulnerability
The "blinding light" at the start represents Blanche's inability to see past her love, leading her to make poor decisions. Its a harsh, overwhelming description - at the time of her monologue, Blanche understands that beneath the attractive brightness she was vulnerable to the consequences of loosing that light
When the light was "turned off", Blanche explains how she lost hope in love and trust in people for the rest of her life. She's chosen to avoid light and hide in the darkness ever since due to her deep fear of becoming vulnerable and dependent on the light again
Blanche opens up to Mitch after he tells her about his ill mother. She feels in confidence to reveal this traumatic event of her past that truly changed her perspective for the rest of her life. She tells Mitch about the boy she married, who committed suicide after she confronted him about him cheating on her with a man.
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