monday and tuesday's make up posts

monday's

so since were almost done with the movie,i'm now re-reading or like experiencing the play.when i saw the movie and heard blanche talking about stanley i almost agreed because he deserved someone stading up to him and getting angry for hurting stella.but when i read blanche's word and understood them,i think she was so wrong.stanley was a jerk and shouldn't have hit stella,drunk as hell or not, you just dont do that to a)a woman b)your WIFE and c)a pregnant wife at that.

but blanche is building such a class division between themselves and stanley.and yes the class division is obvious between blache and stanley but not between stanely and stella.blanche can't just be happy for her sister's happiness?no,she has to royally insult stanley.trat him as if he is dirt on the floor while she and stella are gold from god or something!

stella basically gave up her life and made one away from her old family.she's not blanche who is still trying to be that high society girl,but has no means to get there.its like pygmalion or cherry orchard.there is the classical life and teachings but when they can't maintain their old life style,they can either try and fail to stay upper class or can accept and down-grade.

i love how you read none of stanley's anger.he even toys with blanche and smiles when stella comes to hug him.its like he's just saying "well you may think that,but look who's got the girl?"

tuesday's

so stanley learns about blanche more and more.i forgot if we got to the point in the movie when they explain the hotel flamingo?i dont understand why thats such a big deal to blanche.is it just a place of like bad buisness or is it like a prostitution place?i just dont understand why stanley asked blanche about it.

and the whole part with blanche and the boy.it seems way creepier reading it.the way the boy is discribed its like he doesnt want her to kiss him,and he wants to leave and it just feels like a creepy older lady hitting on a really young like 20 year old.in the movie i thought i was a dream at first,it just seemsed that weird that the young man would want blanche.and i guess thats just a directorial choice and a writing choice.

that part just gives me the chills.blanche is so caught up in thinking she can get these young men and that she isnt her age,its just so crazy how she doesnt see that shes old and its time for her to grow up.

and i feel that stella is so minor in this play.she just feels like the character that helps move everything along and connects blanche and stanleys completely polar personalities so blanche's past can be unravelled.i'm just waiting for her to have a moment,and it hasn't come yet.