Nicole's Third Entry on A Streetcar Named Desire

The ending was the most touching and surprising. Though previously, Blanche made it seem like it was she who most cared about women’s right, maybe it was Stella who did the most. Stella finally broke down and realized what Stanley had truly done. It wasn’t until she saw with her own eyes his dreadful wishes that she realized he really was a sick man. Though maybe Blanche did belong in a mental institution, the way it was done was not right. A moment like that in the eyes of a married couple could affect the rest of their life together, only because Blanche was Stella’s sister.

I was surprised that Blanche was that much of a liar and even if so, being a pathological liar should not put you in such a terrible place like where Blanche is going. Maybe Blanche did seem crazy, but she did lose all of her family and now that she was back with her sister, she could start thinking again, slowly. It was the people around her who made her feel like her doings and life was terrible ie: Stanley and Mitch. In other words, they made her feel like she needed to prove something to them about herself, so she lied to them and tried to make her life seem even better. I understand that Stanley and Stella couldn’t support her, but that doesn’t mean Stanley could throw her in the Looney Bin. They could have at least put her through psychiatric evaluation first. Does anyone else agree? or do you all think she should have been sent away right away?

Mitch’s reactions toward what was happening to Blanche showed the reader that maybe he did really have feelings for Blanche. But Stanley’s brainwashing and friendship made Mitch think otherwise. It’s too bad really; maybe Mitch could have helped knock some sense into Blanche. All she needed was someone to truly care for her. She found it within her sister, but it wasn’t totally real.