Streetcar named desire: poker night

Title: Streetcar named desire: poker night
Category: Literature / English | Words: 1568 | Pages: 6.7 (approximately 235 words/page)

Streetcar named desire: poker night

How relevant is the poker night (Scene three) to our understanding of Blanche, Stella and Stanley? Scene three is a very relevant part of A Streetcar Named Desire and shows the differences in personalities of each character. This scene illustrates the dominance of Stanley, the forgiveness of Stella and the sense of need within Blanche’s character. The scene opens with a stage direction, and this instantly gives the reader a feel for what the …showed first 75 words of 1568 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1568 total…his quick and violent temper, for Blanche it is the less pure image of herself that she tries to cover up. Stella does not seem to have anything to hide, but is too forgiving of her husband and does not stand up for herself in any situation. This scene provides a good, detailed description of these three characters and helps dramatically with our understanding of the characters and both their internal and external personalities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**

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