Summary Of Quotes From 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

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Scene I
 “Funerals are quite, but deaths- not always. Sometimes their breathing is hoarse, and sometimes it rattles, and sometimes they even cry out to you, “Don’t let me go!” Even the old, sometimes say, “Don’t let me go.” As if you were able to stop them! But funerals are quiet, with pretty flowers (Williams 27).”
• This quote is significant because of my experiences with people passing away. The careful wording and language you speak leaves a significant mark on one’s heart. Describing the process of death is extremely agonizing even when funerals are formal and well planned out events. The ceremony is filled with tears and pain, words cannot fully describe exactly what it feels like. All we can hope for is for them to have a good afterlife. …show more content…

She begins to act as if she is living her last soul and does not have anywhere to do. She also feels unwanted even living with her sister. However, when Blanche visits her little sister Stella, Blanche meets someone named Mitch who is also in the same situation as herself. Mitch is someone who is also weak with his soul and feels like no one is going to accept him ever again. In the beginning, it seems as if Blanche and Mitch were meant to be, but towards the end, Blanche’s unknown past ruins it all for both of them. The story progresses and becomes devastating from Mitch’s perspective since he does not have anyone to bring home to his dying mother.
Scene 4
 “Yes, you are, your fix is worse than mine is! Only you’re not being sensible about it. I’m going to do something. Get hold of myself and make myself a new life (Williams 65)!” (BlancheStella)
• Blanche says to Stella that she is not perfect herself, so she should not be telling her to fix her problems when Stella was the one not making an effort to fix her own issues with Stanley. Blanche believes that Stella should be treated better than how Stanley treats her. It disgusts me how Stanley hits Stella and always being so violent towards her. Stella does what she can to be a devoted wife and is a dedicated caretaker towards her husband’s needs.
Scene 5
 “ I want his respect. And men don’t want anything they get too east. But …show more content…

And I need somebody too. Could it be you and me Blanche (Williams 96)?” (MitchBlanche)
• Mitch started to become interested in Blanche. However, it is because his mother is dying and she wishes to see him settle down with a wife. It is unknown whether or not Mitch has full fallen in love for Blanche. From what I am reading, it seems like the situation is more about fulfilling each other’s needs instead of finding true love.
Scene 7
 Stanley: “And for the last year or two he has been washed up like poison. That’s why she’s here this summer, visiting royalty, putting on all this act…(Williams 100).”
• When Blanche arrived at Stella’s house, Stanley saw right through her and figured she was a deceitful women who had no morals. Blanche was portrayed as a leech. She was someone who would feed off from everyone else around her. And once she finishes “poising” one town, she will get back up and go to the next, and continue that cycle. Not only does she mooch off of other people in a normally mannered way, she does it all in high fashion.
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