Scene 3 'The poker night' tw depicts stan as the main symbol for cruelty and displays mitch as a foil to stan. yet the men and mitch still show some form of conforming to his behaviour
quote no 1
'i gotta sick mother' mitch. 'hurry up ill fix you a sugar tit' stan
brief analysis
infantalising remarks. when mitch shows signs of a sensitive nature stan immediately mocks him
quote no 2
stanley gives a loud whack of his hand on her thigh
brief analysis
dynamic verb whack and premod adj loud reveals stan's cruelty to his own wife. when stella protests stan backs his authority up with physical violence.
quote no 3
the men laugh
brief analysis
shows men are conforming. complicit response revealing they condone this
quote no 4
stanley stalks fiercely. snatches. tosses. charges.
brief analysis
stan's animalistic portrayal due to dynamic verbs accentuate his abusive indifference
quote no 5
he throws his head back like a baying hound and bellows
brief analysis
simile implying hunting and animalistic qualities. dynamic verbs referring to his violence and cruelty
INTERPRETATIONSNO 1
BUBB 'the hunter bringing home the kill' stan
INTERPRETATIONSNO 2
CLAP stan's just been discharged from military and has not lost his combative instinct
CONTEXT NO 1
late 1940s-dv was tolerated. not many laws in place to protect women
