Blanche and 'Otherness'

Blanche is isolated from many characters in the play: Stanley, Mitch, Eunice, and even her own sister Stella. How do relations between Blanche and the other characters affect Blanche throughout the play? (origin of her madness?)

"This game is seven card stud"

Why do you think Tennessee Williams ends the play with this line?

"Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"

Blanche comes from a world where women seek protection from men.  Her world is defined by gender expectations: the women are pure and await the gentleman callers who will provide strength and protection.  If  Blanche is a tragic hero/heroine, then she must be lucid when she says this line to doctor at the end of the play.  Comment on the implications of what she is saying, if this is so.

Is Blanche mad?

Hey Stella!! Comment on the movie version of this famous scene!

P.S. She'll go Tuesday...Is Stanley right or wrong? Should he have told Stella and Mitch about Blanche's past? Should he have bought the bus ticket?

Was Stanley right to tell Stella and Mitch about Blanche?  In terms of the plot, will Blanche continue to rise or fall?