https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89 1) Add a quote that stood out to you (don't duplicate - if your quote is already there, go to step 2) 2) Add your interpretation of the quote as a comment. 3) Add a question you had about Scenes 8 and 9. 4) Answer someone else's question as a comment. en-us 2022-02-10 19:54:13 UTC 2025-12-09 15:53:24 UTC hello@padlet.com sengberg https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2041096036 2022-02-10 20:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2041096036 sengberg https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2041104658 2022-02-10 20:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2041104658 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044941356 “I don’t want realism. I want magic!” (145)]]> 2022-02-13 20:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044941356 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044951259 What does the hotel being named “Tarantula Arms” suggest about Blanche?]]> 2022-02-13 20:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044951259 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044956457 "Death- I used to sit here and she used to sit over there and death was as close are you are... We didn't even dare admit we had ever heard of it!" (148-149). ]]> 2022-02-13 20:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044956457 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044960373 Why did Blanche try so hard to keep her past private, and why does she lie on the spot when Mitch confronts her?]]> 2022-02-13 21:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044960373 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044969294 Why did Mitch come to see Blanche in their apartment after not coming to her birthday and being upset about her past?]]> 2022-02-13 21:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044969294 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044971225 "I don't think I ever seen you in the light." (143) hi-camille]]> 2022-02-13 21:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044971225 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044977074 Does Mitch still love Blanche?]]> 2022-02-13 21:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044977074 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044996965 Y'know, I really shouldn't let you in after the treatment I have received from you this
evening! So utterly uncavalier! But hello, beautiful!(124)]]> 2022-02-13 21:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044996965 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044998929 Why does mitch still like blanche?]]> 2022-02-13 21:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2044998929 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045095792 I like it dark. The dark is comforting to me.(143)]]> 2022-02-14 00:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045095792 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045262922 " The rapid, feverish polka tune, the "Varsouviana," is heard. The music is in her mind; she is drinking to escape it and the sense of disaster closing in on her, and she seems to whisper the words of the song "]]> 2022-02-14 02:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045262922 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045263149 Why did Blanche resist the mourning flowers sold by Mexican women?]]> 2022-02-14 02:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045263149 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045278866 What is the role that the flower sales women plays in the passage, why is she even there?

]]> 2022-02-14 02:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045278866 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045279240 "Go away, then. Get out of here quick before I start screaming fire! Get out of here quick before I start screaming fire." (Blanche, 150)



]]> 2022-02-14 02:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045279240 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045280638 Why does Stanly go to such lengths to ruin this relationship, and how does he get the intel to do it?]]> 2022-02-14 02:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045280638 dharnett23 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045286932 Does Blanche regret lying to Mitch about everything or will her fear of being honest to herself and others about her past stop her from ever moving forward? ]]> 2022-02-14 02:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045286932 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045300723

blanche's actions are done without thinking, shes impulsive and it shows how its effecting others: do blanche's actions mean she should live elsewhere or should stella and stanly help her?
"what a fantastic statement! fantastic of him to say it, fantastic of you to repeat it! i wont descend to the level of such cheap accusations to answer them, even!"  


]]> 2022-02-14 03:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045300723 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045312117 Remember what Huey Long said - "Every Man is a King!" And I'm the king around here, so don't forget it! (pg. 131)]]> 2022-02-14 03:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045312117 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045328075 Why is Blanche frightened by the flowers the woman is selling?]]> 2022-02-14 03:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045328075 jqu234 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045352353 Why does Mitch want to turn the light on during his talk with Blanche?]]> 2022-02-14 03:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045352353 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045365992 "I don't tell truth, I tell what ought to be truth." (145)]]> 2022-02-14 03:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045365992 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045367990 Why does Mitch still want Blanche but not enough to marry her after she lied to him?]]> 2022-02-14 03:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045367990 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045370615 Does Blanche truly care about Mitch or does she only care about the magical life she wants.]]> 2022-02-14 03:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045370615 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045380883 Something's the matter tonight, but never mind. I won't cross-examine the witness. I'll just pretend I don't notice anything different about you! That music again....(141)]]> 2022-02-14 04:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045380883 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045527960 Scene 8 Quote: "Why do you look at me with that pitying look" (135) 
Scene 9 Quote: "I tell them what ought to be truth. And if that is sinful, then let me be damned for it!- Don't turn the light on!" (145) ]]> 2022-02-14 06:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045527960 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045532053 Why didn't Stella talk to Blanche about what was going on before her birthday dinner? ]]> 2022-02-14 06:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045532053 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045558559 (Blanche) “I don’t want the realism. I want magic!” (145)]]> 2022-02-14 06:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045558559 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045563145 What does the music that plays in the background of her thoughts supposed to mean? ]]> 2022-02-14 06:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045563145 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045605614 What does the polka music symbolize? Why is it relevant? ]]> 2022-02-14 07:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2045605614 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046515083 Is Blanche in love with Mitch?

]]> 2022-02-14 15:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046515083 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046642122 What is the significance of the woman selling flowers for the dead? Is her blindness another allusion to Blanche's lies?]]> 2022-02-14 16:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046642122 kburnard23 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046924256 "Mexican Woman [she is at the door and offers Blanche some of her flowers]: 
Flores? Flores para los muertos?
Blanche [frightened]:
No, no! Not now! Not now!" 
pg. 148 lines 3-7
...
"Blanche [as if to herself]:
Crumble and fade and -- regrets -- recriminations... 'If you'd done this, it wouldn't've cost me that!'
pg. 148 lines 14-16]]> 2022-02-14 18:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046924256 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046991819 I hope you’re pleased with your doings. I never had so much trouble swallowing food in my life, looking at that girl’s face and the empty chair!]]> 2022-02-14 18:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046991819 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046997606 why is stella still being so protective of blanche]]> 2022-02-14 18:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046997606 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046997798 How is Stella and Blanche's relationship changing as we get further along in the book?]]> 2022-02-14 18:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2046997798 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047038803 Since Stella clearly knows the conflict between Blanche and Stanley, why does she do nothing to stop the situation from deteriorating?]]> 2022-02-14 19:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047038803 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047654058 why is blanche obsessed with lying?]]> 2022-02-15 03:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047654058 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047669252 Why does Blanche feel the need to hide her past? How does her hiding her past, affect her relationships?]]> 2022-02-15 03:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047669252 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047669872 What does the hotel "Tarantula Arms" represent in this scene? What is the significance of "Tarantula"?]]> 2022-02-15 03:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047669872 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047701281 Mitch - "What I been missing all summer."(149)]]> 2022-02-15 03:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047701281 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047734398 Why do Stella and Stanley still go on with the birthday dinner if they know Mitch won't show up? ]]> 2022-02-15 04:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047734398 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047814763 "I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic!" (Blanche, 145)]]> 2022-02-15 05:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047814763 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047832595 Why does Blanche assume that Mitch would still marry her after she lied to him?

]]> 2022-02-15 05:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047832595 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047848698 “It’s the first time in my entire experience with men , and I’ve had a good deal of all sorts, that I’ve actually been stood up by anybody!” (129)]]> 2022-02-15 05:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047848698 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047855929 Does Blanche only care about money and what will happen with her in the future? 

Why does she seek attention from men?]]> 2022-02-15 05:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2047855929 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2048999407 What is the importance of the correspondence or contradiction between the song from Blanche and the talk between Stanley and Stella?]]> 2022-02-15 16:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2048999407 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049016894 Is Blanche a victim or a villain?]]> 2022-02-15 16:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049016894 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049096304 Mitch [dropping his hands from her waist]:
“You’re not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother” (150)]]> 2022-02-15 17:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049096304 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049604212 did she actually stay at a hotel called the tarantula or no?]]> 2022-02-15 21:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2049604212 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2072778702 "You’re not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother." 
After Mitch knows of Blanche's past, he feels disgusted by it. With this pronouncement, Mitch also reveals himself as the type of character that is too dependent on his mother.]]> 2022-03-02 03:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2072778702 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2072780949 Why does Mitch reject Blanche?]]> 2022-03-02 03:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2072780949 https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2074447797 “After the death of Allan, intimacies with strangers was all I seemed able to fill my empty heart with . . . I think it was panic, just panic, that drove me from one to another, hunting for some protection . . .”-Blanche
How does this change Blanche and Mitch’s relationship?]]> 2022-03-02 21:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sengberg/streetcar89/wish/2074447797