Tenth Post

Yesterday in class we covered scene two, and three of the novel A Streetcar named Desire. In scene two we see Stanley's character develops more, as he learns about the loss of  Belle Reve (Stella and Blanche's former home in the country.) Due to the this recent news, we notice how Stanley becomes very concerned with the matter, and evidently seeks to question Blanche about how the place came to be 'lost'. We notice how Stanley is a very determined and powerful character in comparison to his wife, Stella who is very simplistic and quite. Stella doesn't seem to like when trouble arises, however, Stanley seems to thrive for it, and so in this scene Stanley forces Blanche to show him the papers, which document how Belle Reve came to be lost. 

In scene three Stanley hosts a poker night, and Stella takes Blanche out. When they arrived back from their night out, they find the men still at the peek of their game. Stanley is very drunk at this point and his true colours come out even further. He begins to use unruly language towards his friends, and becomes very temperamental. Blanche seems to egg on the situation by playing music, which she is using to impress one of Stanley's friends Harold Micthell, however Stanley (who has proven that he, and he alone is in charge) didn't appreciate the music and tosses the radio out the window. Shortly thereafter, Stanley loses it even further, and assaults his wife leaving her in tears. Blanche (who is now horrified) rushes to her sisters aid, as Mitch, Steve and Pablo try to take control of Stanley. A short while later, Stanley seems to recollect what has happened, and pleas for Stella to come back to him. After a prolonged shouting session she finally returns to him, and all seems to be set right. However, Blanche is deeply scared of Stanley now, and begins to show caution when around him. In addition to this Blanche seems to have a fancy for Mitch, and he in return for her.