In Scene Three Blanche meets Mitch and witnesses turbulent passion. What are the similarities between Blanche and Mitch and do they have any future prospects together?
Title: In Scene Three Blanche meets Mitch and witnesses turbulent passion. What are the similarities between Blanche and Mitch and do they have any future prospects together?
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1229 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
In Scene Three Blanche meets Mitch and witnesses turbulent passion. What are the similarities between Blanche and Mitch and do they have any future prospects together?
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1229 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
From the moment that Mitch and Blanche are introduced, it is clear to the audience that they have a 'certain interest' in one another. Immediately previous to their meeting, Mitch talks of his 'sick mother'. This reveals a sensitive side to his character, which contrasts with the vulgarity and coarseness of his peers. Blanche has clearly been unimpressed by the manners of Stanley and his other friends, which hints that she will like Mitch rather …showed first 75 words of 1229 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1229 total…of the scene, Blanche is not playing games. She has genuinely just witnessed an ordeal and turns to him for comfort. Her vulnerability strips her of prejudice and allows the reader a glimpse at what could develop between them if she would let her guard down. Ironically, it is the defence mechanisms that she uses to protect herself form hurt that keep Blanche unhappy, and ultimately deprive her of any realistic future prospects with Mitch.
