A Streetcar Named Desire
Streetcar Named Desire
Blanche often hears the polka music that was playing the night her husband died, what does this say about her emotional state?
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The Varsouviana was the music playing at the moment of Blanche's loss of innocence, and it has been haunting her ever since. It first appears when she is actively thinking about her dead husband, but as the play progresses the tune's increased presence highlights her slipping grip on reality.
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