On a daily basis men and women are lied to by strangers, friends, and even ones who they love and trust the most. Young Blanche is introduced to the story in the beginning of the play through leaving her hometown to come live with her sister Stella. As the play progresses and more information of the backstory on who Blanche is, is revealed the more the viewer sees that it is not all entirely true. She lies about key events in her life such as the passing of her husband, how she was fired, age, and even love interest that she has. As these lies continue Stella's husband (Stanley) starts to become aware of Blanche’ false life that she is telling not only himself but everyone else around them. As she starts to cause problems within the household, Stanley begins to feel as if he has had enough and starts the process of sending her away to a mental institution. Lies and deception lives all …show more content…
One of the first lies that the viewer sees from Blanche where she talks in the present tense is her age, when she talks to men she tells them how she is younger than she actually to gain affection. Another lie she holds is her money that she says she has; acting and wearing clothing that makes her appear as if she holds this large stockpile of money. When in reality, much of her wardrobe consists of items that resemble these lavish items when in fact they aren't worth that much at all. As Stanley begins to catch onto Blanche’ lies he becomes much more confident in who she really is; when she speaks of a new love interest who is “from Dallas where gold sprouts out of the ground” (Williams 124), which is where he knew her persona is built on lies. Lying has always been known to catch up to those who do it. With Blanche gaining the title of a pathological liar, it's not too long till all of her lies that have been created all catch