Blanche Dubois

• Who is the anti-heroine in the play?

  Blanche Dubois
• What personality disorder is Blanche Dubois characterized with?

  Narcissistic personality disorder
• What coping mechanism does Blanche use to deal with her guilt?

  Alcoholism
• Where did Blanche Dubois grow up?

  On the family plantation, Belle Reve
• Who was Blanche's first love?

  Allan Grey
• What event leads to Allan Grey's suicide?

  Blanche insults him after seeing him with another man
• How does Blanche's life change after Allan's death?

  It turns for the worse
• What job does Blanche lose due to her actions?

  English teacher at a high school
• What does Blanche do after losing her job?

  Indulges in affairs with various men
• What is Blanche's relationship with Stella?

  They are sisters
• What are the key characteristics of Blanche Dubois?

  • Southern Belle and Aristocracy
  • Manipulative and a Pathological Liar
  • Insecure and Sensitive
  • Lonely
  • Flirtatious and Seductive
  • Delusional
• How does Blanche's aristocratic heritage affect her behavior?

  She flaunts her education and knowledge
• How does Blanche manipulate Mitch?

  By portraying a false version of herself
• What does Blanche claim about lying?

  It is a part of womanhood
• How does Blanche feel about her aging?

  She is insecure and sensitive about it
• What does Blanche often seek from others?

  Compliments and attention
• How does Blanche's loneliness manifest in the play?

  She states Stella is all she has
• What does Blanche do to flirt with Stanley?

  Asks him to button her dress
• What does Blanche associate with bathing?

  Images of nudity
• How does Blanche cope with her traumatic past?

  By escaping into a fantasy world
• Who is Stanley in relation to Blanche?

  Her brother-in-law
• How does Stanley view Blanche?

  As a threat to his masculinity
• What does Stanley resent about Blanche?

  Her influence over Stella
• What does Stanley's violent treatment of Blanche symbolize?

  His desire to assert dominance
• How does Stella respond to Stanley's abuse?

  She remains submissive and dependent
• What does Allan Grey represent in the play?

  Blanche's guilt
• How does Allan's death affect Blanche?

  It haunts her throughout the play
• What does Mitch represent for Blanche?

  A chance for redemption
• How does Mitch react when he learns the truth about Blanche?

  He is upset and breaks down
• What does the name "Blanche" symbolize?

  Purity and innocence
• How does Blanche's name contrast with her character?

  It symbolizes purity, which she lacks
• What does Blanche's trunk symbolize?

  Her past and lost home
• How does Stanley treat Blanche's trunk?

  With violence and disrespect
• What does Stanley's treatment of the trunk foreshadow?

  The brutal revelation of Blanche's past
• What does Blanche insist about the contents of her trunk?

  They are gifts from her admirers
• What does Stanley's insistence on sending Blanche's trunk symbolize?

  Her ostracization from society
• What are the assessment objectives related to Blanche's character?

  • AO4 and AO5: Analyze character perception
  • AO1 and AO2: Understand characterization through irony and symbolism
  • AO5: Explore Blanche's mental state and inspirations
• What relationship develops between the characters due to their rudeness?

  A tense and bitter relationship ensues
• What does Stanley do to the trunk containing Belle Reve's papers?

  He treats it roughly
• What does the trunk symbolize in relation to Blanche's past?

  It represents her lost Belle Reve