What does Blanche tell Mitch about husband?
Blanche says she understands about being lonely. She tells Mitch about her first husband: she married him while they were both very young, and though she loved him passionately, he was unhappy, always possessing a certain nervousness and softness. One day, she discovered her husband in bed with an older man.
What is Blanche’s relationship with Mitch?
Though they come from completely different worlds, Mitch and Blanche are drawn together by their mutual need of companionship and support, and they therefore believe themselves right for one another. They also discover that they have both experienced the death of a loved one. The snare in their relationship is sexual.
What happens between Blanche and the young man?
When a young man comes to collect money for The Evening Star newspaper, Blanche is already drunk and uninhibited. She first begins to flirt with him by hitting his ego and by likening him to a “prince” from Arabian Nights. Blanche then kisses him following her actions with the words, Now run along, now, quickly!
What is Blanche’s immediate reaction to Mitch?
What is Blanche’s immediate reaction to Mitch? Blanche thinks that he looks superior to the other men and he is sensitive.
Why does Blanche want Mitch badly?
Blanche wants Mitch because he represents her last hope for a husband and someone to support her. She has lost her girlhood home, has no marketable skills, is becoming more and more mentally unbalanced. She had been a schoolteacher but was dismissed for having a relationship with a student.
What ironic encounter occurs between Blanche Mitch and the young man?
Blanche’s encounter with Mitch exposes her sexual double standard. In secret, she bluntly attempts to seduce the young man collecting for the newspaper, an interaction that happens outside the boundaries of acceptable or even reasonable behavior.
Why do you think Blanche lies to Mitch?
The reader should be aware of Blanche’s almost pathological need to lie. She lies to Mitch about her reason for visiting Stella and about her age. The violence that he perpetrates is totally alien to Blanche’s understanding. But more amazing to Blanche is the fact that Stella returns to Stanley after the fight is over.
What are some things that Blanche and Mitch have in common?
What is one important thing that Blanche and Mitch have in common? Answer: Blanche and Mitch have both lost their sweethearts, and the death of loved ones draws them together.
Why does Mitch know Blanche’s age?
Why does Mitch want to know Blanche’s age? Because his mother asked him how old Blanche was & he wasn’t able to tell her, so he asks Blanche to find out.