Scene Eight - Quotations
Literature in English: Cambridge International GCSE A Streetcar Named Desire, topic 8.1.8
Key Quotations from Scene Eight
The scene opens at a "dismal" birthday supper for Blanche with Stella and Stanley present.
"Kindness of strangers"
- Blanche repeatedly says she is reliant on the "kindness of strangers".
"Delicate piece"
- Stella tells Stanley that he is being cruel to Blanche but when Stanley calls her a "delicate piece" he does not really mean this. In fact. Stanley believes she is far from delicate.
Test yourself on Scene Eight - Quotations
Which adjective is used to describe the birthday supper for Blanche?
What does Stanley call Blanche in Scene Eight?