Thursday, March 6, 2014

Post #8 - Streetcar Discussion Questions

In A Streetcar Named Desire there are several symbols throughout the play. Some of the most important ones in my opinion were:

Scene 1: "Meat"
Blue Piano
Polka Music
Lack of light
Paper Moon
Bath
Tiara
Fox furs
Shep Huntliegh 
Alcohol

I believe the film version did a very good job in showing the importance of these symbols.

1 comment:

  1. I also liked how the film version incorporated the different types of music for each certain symbol and mood presented in the play. It helped me understand how the characters were feeling and what they were thinking. The lack of light was a very crucial part in the play because it helps hide the truth of the life and appearance of Blanche. The Blue Piano is significant as well because "The Blues" was a very popular type of music in New Orleans back in the 1950's and demonstrates an emotion in their music, which is an unhappy tone. This unhappy tone is the mood of the play because most characters for the most part are unhappy.

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