STANLEY+KOWALSKI

//'Two men come around the corner, Stanley Kowalski and Mitch. They are about twenty-eight or thirty years old, roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes. Stanley carries his bowling jacket and a red-stained package from a butcher's. They stop at the foot of the steps.'//

== __**The Name**__ "Stanley" - simple, quite manly name means "stone clearing" - implies he is powerful, images of a manly man with a large build

His first appearance is through ‘heaving’ the meat at Stella. Before this he has been Holla’ing at Stella in which she replies, “Don’t holler at me like that!” The action of throwing this large piece of meat instantly illustrates his brute force and manliness for readers. Despite her complaining about Stanley’s actions, Stella submissively catches the meat. - sums up Stella and Stanley's relationship. Stella is passive, quite shy and quiet, but Stella "laughs breathlessly." seems to be amused by it, seems to like it. The meat seems to symbolise her sexual infatuation with him The use of the exclamtory words and utter ejaculations Stanley uses to address Stella “Catch!" "Meat!" "Bowling!” again show his brutish, crude ways
 * __Entrance__**

__**Clothing**__ - Pj’s
 * Symbol of his power
 * On the floor after he’s had sex with stella
 * Rapes Blanche in them
 * described as “gaudy” - obnoxious colours, tasteless, garish

- Normal Clothing • Dominant • Simple • Straightforward
 * Primary colours, bright, colourful
 * A reflection of his character:

Durable clothes- "roughly dressed in blue denim work clothes." Stanley represents a stable future (Stella chooses him over Blanche)

__ STANLEY __ __ Streetcar Quotes/ appearances __

__ Scene 1 __


 * “Catch!” “Meat... –Stanley to Stella indicating control – shows their relationship throughout the play.
 * "She laughs breathlessly” – the meat symbolizes something sexual for her. For Stanley it may symbolize the power he has in their relationship
 * calls Stanley a “Polack” – P29 description of Stanley
 * "He sizes women up at a glance with sexual classifications" Crude, sexual
 * P30 Stanley first meets blanche- takes his shirt off – asks how long she’s staying for – asks about where she’s comes from.. her husband,...
 * Page 31 – “You going to shack up here?” – Stanley to Blanche

Scene 2
 * Blanche talks about Belle Reve – Stanley questions her how she lost it
 * Stanley demands to see papers P34
 * He looks in her trunk to find fur – immediate assumptions P35
 * P38 – “Can you do me a favour, do up some buttons?” – Blanche to Stanley shows flirtatiousness.
 * P39 “Your simple, straight forward, honest” – Blanche to Stanley – sums up what she thinks of him.
 * P40 – 41 – Stanley demands to see papers... he finds all the love letters... Blanche is honest about the papers...slips that Stella’s pregnant

Scene 3
 * Poker night – P45 introduces the men... Mitch wants to go to home to his sick mother – shows dedication.
 * P48 – Blanche is introduced to the men – Stanley is rude
 * P48 – Stanley smacks Stella’s thigh – controlling, manipulative shows power.
 * P51 – Stanley tells the ladies to “hush up”.
 * P57 – Stanley turns off radio, and smashes it, runs after Stella
 * In contrast to Mitch “ Poker shouldn’t be played in a house full of women” – shows respect
 * They put Stanley in cold shower P59
 * Stella goes back down, he sweeps her off her feet P59
 * “They’re crazy about each other” – Eunice about Stanley and Stella.


 * Scene 4
 * · P63 – Stella forgives Stanley- (Blanche) (that makes it OK?) – Stanley feels ashamed.
 * · P64 – “In my opinion, you’re married to a mad man” – Blanche to Stella about Stanley
 * · “What such a man has to offer is animal force”. – Blanche about Stanley
 * “Stanley Kowalski- survivor of the stone age.”
 * · P72 – Blanche says a lot about what she thinks of Stanley – lots of animal imagery
 * · P73 – Stanley comes in, Stella embraces Stanley with both arms..
 * · P77 – Stanley questions Blanche and asks her if she knows someone under the name “Shaw” – hotel flamingo... she denies it...

Scene 6
 * Blanche and Mitch

Scene 7
 * Blanche’s birthday – Stanley doesn’t like Stella running around for Blanche.
 * Stanley says she’s lying...
 * “Own supply man down the plant knows everything bout her” – “Been living at the flamingo hotel”
 * P100 – “Dame Blanche” - Sarcastic – same old act
 * “Washed up like poison” – Stanley about Blanche - effects Stella, she puts on brave face for Blanche
 * P103 – Stanley told Mitch, so he does not come for Blanche’s birthday.
 * P104 – Stanley buys her a bus ticket to compensate for the birthday present

Scene 8
 * “Who do you think you are!? A pair of queens”? - ( Breaks pl ate, looses temper)
 * “Every man is king” – P107 That’s how ill clear the table! [He seizes her arm] don’t ever talk that way to me! “pig- polack- disgusting – vulgar- greasy] – them kind of words have been on your tongue and your sisters too much around here! What do you two think you are? A pair of queens? Remember what Huey Long said – “Every man is king!” and I am the king around here, so don’t forget it!.
 * P109 – Stanley complaining at Blanche for the steam in the bathroom...
 * P110 – Polack – he stands up to Blanche – She’s 27 ( age revealed)
 * P111 – Stella upset “Why did you do this to her?”
 * Stanley explains – Stella is taken to hospital

Scene 9
 * Scene where Mitch comes over, ignores the kiss from Blanche – “don’t think I’ve seen you in the light before...”
 * Prostitute image revealed.
 * P121 – “ I don’t want to marry you anymore” – “n ot clean enough”

Scene 10 > > > > Stanley: ...Luck is believing you're lucky...I believed I was lucky...To hold front position in this rat-race you've got to believe you are lucky - Scene 11 > == > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > = = =BACK TO CHARACTERS PAGE= =BACK TO STREETCAR PAGE= =BACK TO PAPER 2 PAGE=
 * Stanley comes back from hospital while Blanche receives a “telegram” from Huntleigh about going on a Caribbean yacht.
 * P127 – Stanley realises she’s lying about the telegram
 * P128 – Stanley smashes bottle, “Rough house” – suggesting prostitute
 * She struggles, “tiger, tiger....” P129 – Rapes her
 * Stanley: ..."We've had this date with each other from the beginning"
 * P138 “your not what I was expecting” Blanche to Doctor
 * P140 – Stella pleads, “help me!” don’t let them to that to her
 * P142 – Stanley watches while Stella is crying, and pleading... End....... By Will Hale, Marissa Chu, and Joe Poole
 * Stanley: ...Now now love. [He kneels beside her (Stella) and his fingers find the opening of her blouse.]- Scene 11
 * Possibly the image of an ideal family, but it is ironic because Stanley is shown in a negative light sometimes- raping Blanche, physically abusing Stella, gambling, drinking etc