Eleventh Post

In scene four of A Streetcar named Desire the audience watches Blanche warn Stella that Stanley is not common. The audience sees how passionate Blanche is about this matter, as she begs for Stella to face the fact that she's married to a madman (Williams 73). In addition to this, we notice that Blanche becomes very cautious around Stanley after the incident. This shows a flaw in her character as she is used to being very manipulative and in control. However, Stanley seems to 'run the show' in the household, and Blanche doesn't seem to like this. She expresses to Stella how she truly feels about Stanley by using a very long, and somewhat comical metaphor of how he behaves like an animal. Stella simply listens to her sisters negative words, while Stanley happens to overhear the lecture. Shortly thereafter, Stanley makes his presence known, and Stella rushes to him. This forces Blanche to feel betrayed after she just expressed her feelings about Stanley to her beloved little sister. While Stella embraces Stanley, he peers over Stella grinning at Blanche. This is a symbol of victory, as Stella picked Stanley over Blanche, the gesture of grinning is used to taunt Blanche.