Themes in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

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A level English (A Streetcar Named Desire) Flashcards on Themes in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' , created by Robert Speers on 30/04/2017.
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Desire and Fate 1. Blanche's journey to 'Cemetaries' 2. Hart Crane and 'The Broken Tower' 3. Blache's fate is preordained, like Williams' 4. Image of the locomotive 5. Blanche's desire determines her fate
Death 1. Polka music 2. Deaths at Belle Reve 3. The impact of the gunshot sound 4. The Mexican flower seller 5. Stanley's attitude to death
Madness 1. Blanche's descent into madness begins begins before she arrives 2. She is pushed over the edge in scenes 9 & 10 3. Williams' experince with Rose 4. Different reactions to Blanche's madness
Social Class 1. Williams' use of diction to indicate class 2. Blanche's attitude to class 3. Stella's attitude to class 4. Stanley's attitude to class 5. The DuBois family background
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