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In the first scene, I could tell right away that Blanche was completely out of her comfort zone. First of all, she thought she had come to the wrong place. Also, the way that she was dressed was "incongruous" to the neighborhood. This is just a polite way of saying that she did not look like she belonged there at all. When she started talking to Stella she said to her, "What are you doing in a place like this?" This just shows that she obviously thinks poorly of where her sister is living. She even goes on to say "Why, that you had to live in these conditions!" after asking Stella why she did not tell her. These are all just simple examples that show that Blanche is definitely a little high strung and very judgmental.
Blanche seems like she thinks she is better than her sister. She thinks that she has done better and should be treated like royalty. When Blanche was talking about her weight compared to Stella, she seems to talk down on her. Like Katie mentioned, she also thinks that the place where Stella stays is terrible.
Blanch feels that she has arrived at the wrong place because she arrives at her sister’s place, and she thinks that her sister would not live in such a tiny place with black people living around. William, through the conversation of Blanche and Eunice, reveals that Blanch lives in a fancy, white house that is giant. This shows she thinks that white people such as her sister should be living in a large, fancy house like her. Also, she lives on a plantation, which shows her white, aristocratic, Southern status. William reveals that Blanch has a high standard for looks because she talks about appearances of her sister, herself, and her sister’s flat several times. Additionally, her conversation with Stanley reveals that she seems to have, besides her physical appearance, low self-standards because of her drinking and flirtatious tone. Overall, Blanche has high living standards because of her Southern-belle-esque background. One line that ties all of this together is this: “She is daintily dressed in a white suit with a fluffy bodice, necklace and earrings of pearl, white gloves and hat, looking as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the garden district”.
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