Here are a few more things I thought of/the points that Shana made in her comment…now I guess we just kind of need to tie all of this together and make a statement about the play in general, somehow? I’m not really sure how to begin with that, but maybe we could start by considering that pretty much the entire environment of the play (characters, settings, time frame, etc.) is relatively self-contained, with the notable exception of Blanche, who is an ‘outsider.’ I don’t know, just a thought.
Scene 2 Date: 6:00 the evening after Scene 1.
Scene 4 Date: Early the morning after Scene 3.
Scene 6 Date: 2 AM the same evening as Scene 5.
Scene 8 Date: 45 minutes after Scene 7.
Scene 9 Date: “A while later that evening.”
Scene 10 Date: “A few hours later that night.”
Scene 11 Date: Weeks later after Scene 10.
– Stanley’s adherence to the Napoleonic Code and the ideals of Huey Long. Political
– Coming off the heels of WWII, Great Depression, etc. Political/Economic
– Technical Revolution and the rise of the working class are in full swing. Political
– Blanche seems to put some sort of stock in astrology. Religious
– Blanche believes in the power of self-deception to shape subjective reality. Religious
– Blanche claims that “deliberate cruelty is not forgivable.” Religious