The story gets really good when Mitch confronts Blanche about what happened in Laurel. Blanche is a terrible liar. I felt embarrassed when she said she stayed at hotel Tarantula. When Blanche points out that she doesn't want realism but magic instead, the reader sees that Blanche fears reality after all of the death and terrible experiences she's been through and tries to make things beautiful by lying. She seems to be traumatized by her lovers death and starts hearing the polka tune. She also begins talking to herself by repeating past conversations with her mother. The reader can infer that with all the stress and trauma on her shoulder, Blanche has become mentally unstable.
The ending was very unexpected. I can't believe Stanley made a move on Blanche when Stella was in the hospital in labor. This made me dislike Stanley even more. I was so surprised that Stanley and Stella had the doctor come and take Blanche away. It was such a sad situation, I could almost feel Blanche's confusion and pain.What is the significance of Stella saying "This game is a seven-card stud?" I still haven't quite understood why the book is called " A Streetcar Named Desire".
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Although Blanche was mentally unstable, i think Stella betrayed her sister, by putting her into a mental hospital, instead of taking care of her.
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