Topic:
Old South vs New South
Key Points/Arguments
Blanches gradual decline of autonomy and mental state, reflects the slow decay of the antebellum old south, and its lack of placement
in New Society.
Key Quotes Literary/Dramatic Devices Critical Quotations (p.) Context +
Contextual
Quotations
S1 S1 ‘the play as a form did Beauty vs Decay
‘belle reve?’ – dream of old south ‘faded white stairs’ – mirror Blanche’s faded possess something like French quarter is
‘the summer Dad died and you left us…’- nobility a fateful potential for one of the oldest and
sees herself as martyr of southern life ‘blue piano’ – symbol of integration illuminating society’s most established
‘they’re something like Irish’, ‘Polacks?’ ‘yes’ – b’s monosyllabic replies, incongruous fate’ – Arthur Miller parts of New
– racial tension and ignorance, she clings to to new life Orleans.
hierarchy ‘a great big place with white columns’ (E), Williams uses
‘such as his civilian background!’ – juxtaposes NO setting expressionism/poetic
conflicting old and new south ‘yes. A different species’ – (s), an realism to evoke a
‘I can hardly stand it when he is away for animalistic, new age of men whole experience of
a night…’ – animalistic romanticism ‘the best I could do was make my own city life based on the
contrasts chilvaric old south living, Blanche.’ – stella is bridge between senses.
S2 old and new, she can survive but in a diluted
‘those are inexpensive summer furs’ – form Blanche never
class divide ‘Belle Reve? Lost, is it? No!’ – loss of dream comments on the
‘I am the glamerous type! I said, So symbolises loss of old south music playing ‘just
Old South vs New South
Key Points/Arguments
Blanches gradual decline of autonomy and mental state, reflects the slow decay of the antebellum old south, and its lack of placement
in New Society.
Key Quotes Literary/Dramatic Devices Critical Quotations (p.) Context +
Contextual
Quotations
S1 S1 ‘the play as a form did Beauty vs Decay
‘belle reve?’ – dream of old south ‘faded white stairs’ – mirror Blanche’s faded possess something like French quarter is
‘the summer Dad died and you left us…’- nobility a fateful potential for one of the oldest and
sees herself as martyr of southern life ‘blue piano’ – symbol of integration illuminating society’s most established
‘they’re something like Irish’, ‘Polacks?’ ‘yes’ – b’s monosyllabic replies, incongruous fate’ – Arthur Miller parts of New
– racial tension and ignorance, she clings to to new life Orleans.
hierarchy ‘a great big place with white columns’ (E), Williams uses
‘such as his civilian background!’ – juxtaposes NO setting expressionism/poetic
conflicting old and new south ‘yes. A different species’ – (s), an realism to evoke a
‘I can hardly stand it when he is away for animalistic, new age of men whole experience of
a night…’ – animalistic romanticism ‘the best I could do was make my own city life based on the
contrasts chilvaric old south living, Blanche.’ – stella is bridge between senses.
S2 old and new, she can survive but in a diluted
‘those are inexpensive summer furs’ – form Blanche never
class divide ‘Belle Reve? Lost, is it? No!’ – loss of dream comments on the
‘I am the glamerous type! I said, So symbolises loss of old south music playing ‘just
