Is Blanche a victim of her own self-delusions and Old South attitudes? Or, is she the victim of males who take advantage of her, deceive her, or abuse her? Explain. (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Saturday, November 23, 2013.)
Thursday, November 21, 2013
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Is Blanche a victim of her own self-delusions and Old South attitudes? Or, is she the victim of males who take advantage of her, deceive her, or abuse her? Explain. (The deadline to post a response to this question is midnight, Saturday, November 23, 2013.)
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Blanche is both a victim of her own self delusions and Old South attitudes and of males who take advantage of her, deceive her, and abuse her; however, the latter is shown more in the play. The play first opens up to a bewildered Blanche arriving at her sister’s flat. Almost immediately, she begins to drink. Before the action of the play really begins, there is obvious evidence that Blanche’s past troubles and life and current state of mind alter from reality. Although she drinks, flirts, and lies, she does not show any signs of craziness until the men come into play. Mitch standing her up causes her to become consumed in her past. Stanley raping her ultimately leads to her downfall as she is trapped alone in her shaky state of mind. Although her image of herself and Old South background create problems in her life, she falls to the mistreatment by men.
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