We get the sense in scene 1 that Stanley likes to control things. He doesn't really care how people react to what he says. He 'puts all the cards on the table' as Stanley puts it. We also get the sense that he is a bit violent when he yells at Blanche to get her to tell him what really happened to the estate. In scene 3, Stanley in a drunken haze chases after Stella with bad intentions. He hits her and she screams. We learn two things about Stanley here. He is more violent than we expected, and he isn't a fun drunk. We also learn through this quarrel that Stella isn't happy. This is different from what we knew about her from scene 1. She said she would cry when he was away and lay on him when he'd return. She wants to go away.
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You clearly prove that Stanley exhibits a dichotomy of emotions within these 3 scenes. You also indicated an aspect of Stanley that I had not; that he wants everything in the open. This contrasts with Blanche because she does not like complete exposure of herself. I also like how you explain Stella's connection with Stanley and how that changes through the scenes.
tres bien cheri
I agree Jimmy, what you said about him wanting to have everything out in the open to see shows a lot about his character. This separates him from other characters in the book who are more secretive and not into leaving everything where anyone can see. Good post.
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