Response 2- Lecture on Blanche

Another lecture I really enjoyed was the lecture we did based on "A Streetcar Named Desire". We talked about Blanche and brainstormed words that went with being "whole" and being "broken". We came up with a bunch of different words, some including completeness, security, confidence, accepted, and love for being "whole". Words we came up for being "broken" was shattered, violated, fearful, vulnerable, and irrational. I think when we discussed these terms in fishbowl, it helped us understand what Blanche really was, and that was broken. We could relate these words to her life in the story. We even talked about the false reality Blanche always talked about because she was so broken. She always imagined herself accepted in society, in love, and she thinks she can survive. In reality, Blanche was actually broken, in pain, and poor. Her perception on life was changed after the death of her husband. She wanted others to admire her, just so she could hide the pain.