LifeTimeline
Jahdae Thomas
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Flowers
Flowers are used to show desire and death throughput the play. In Act 5, Mitch brings Blanche flowers as a way to court her but in Act 9, the Mexican women is walking around selling "Flores para los muertos" which means flowers for the dead which symbolizes the relationships between Mitch and Blanche ending. -
Belle Reave
Bella Reave represents Blanche's sanity. Before the start of the play and the family losing Belle Reave, Blanche's life of lies was going exactly the way she wanted it to. After they lost the estate however, her mental state started to deteriorate and that was the beginning of her downward spiral. -
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Shadows
In the start of the play, shadows were comforting to Blanche because she wanted to hide her true self from everyone. Toward the end of the play however, the shadows become threatening to her. When Stanley comes to rape Blanche, she sees his shadow and immediately feels as though she has lost before he even fully gets to her. -
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Blanche's expensive clothes
The first time Blanche is mentioned, she is seen in very expensive and classy clothing. I think that represents the way she lies about everything and her dishonesty towards the people in her life. She makes it seem like she is so much better than everyone else but in reality she actually doesn't have any money at all.