Blanche always hated when lights were on for one major reason. That being of course is she hated aging. So when the light was on, men could see what she really looked like and although I am sure that many men would say she looked fine, she didn't think she did, and so that led her to try and cover or turn off most if not all the lights around her. She would always try and get compliments out of every man she knew. She tried with Stanley, however, it didn't work in her favour.
I like your final sentence. On the contrary, I think it did work but with an outcome she neither wanted nor expected. Stanley and Blanche had the kind of relationship that was driven by desire. Stanley did not love Blanche but he was sexually attracted to her and when she denied him, he acted on sexual impulse and raped her. All Blanche wanted was the attention of Stanley because of her extreme insecurity; she wanted to feel wanted and she definitely got what she wanted, and more...
ReplyDeleteQuite frankly, I think that insecurity kills beauty. Blanche tried so hard to avoid light so that her true self would not show and she always fetched for compliments. What she does not realize is that when she receives these compliments, they are not reflecting her true beauty. She does not show herself; she shows the person she wants people to see. Odds are, if Blanche would break down her walls of insecurity and showed her face in the light, people might compliment her more.
I agree with you Nathan. Blanche has never been too confident about herself and about her appearance because she knows that she is aging. As a way of her trying to boost her confidence up slightly, she tries fishing for compliments from other people. With regards to the lighting in the play, she doesn't want anyone to see her because she is not satisfied with her true self or her age and the light would only display those two characteristics in utter visibility.
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