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Blanche Dubois In A Streetcar Named Desire

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Blanche is emotional, dramatic and strongly feminine. She has very specific ideas about proper behavior and feminine matters, becoming highly critical of her sister’s appearance as soon as she sees her: “You messy child, you, you’ve spilt something on that pretty white lace collar! About your hair—you ought to have it cut in a feather bob with your dainty features.” She places a high value on being upper class and dresses “as if she were arriving at a summer tea or cocktail party in the garden district” and does not hesitate to insult Stanley’s “not so highbrow” social status. Stanley, on the other hand, is blunt, simple and rough-natured, often described as being a true man in behavior. He makes a lot of sexual jokes; throwing meat at his
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