T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Blue-Collar Worker, A Streetcar Named Marge, Marlon Brando
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Premiered on broadway: same year it was written, usually this doesn"t happen so fast, so it is a big deal. Starred: marlon brando, jessica tandy: tandy (blanche): tony award for best actress. Mccarthyism broke the movement, turned everyone against each other. What is the world of the play: space. Friends and neighbors can come and go: time. Some flashbacks to previous history: climate. Blanche: always taking hot baths to cool off, doesn"t line up with situation so helps us understand her conflict. People move slowly when it is hot and sticky and humid. Stressed, tense, high-strung, coming to a boiling point. Mini releases come and go, but tension keeps building until it. Blue collar job, out there getting hands dirty. Makes enough money to keep stella happy. Not a luxurious life, but getting by: blanche: At least under pretense that she lives an expensive lifestyle: stella: Same background as blanche, but in love with stanley.
