A Streetcar Named Desire

Scene 9 What does Blanch hear in her head and what is the effect on her?

Scene 9 What does Blanch hear in her head and what is the effect on her?

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Blanche hears the "Varaouviana" Polka in her head, and the shot of a gun. She is remembering Allan's suicide. The musics effect makes her lose the reality of the moment, she drifts in and out of the present and the past.

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A Streetcar Named Desire