The tone seems to be compassionate in both of the plays. In A Streetcar Named Desire, Stella is constantly feeling sorry for her sister. Blanche is scared to be alone and she voices that in the play. The audience feels for her because she needs to be with someone in order to feel better. Blanche says “I never was hard or self-sufficient enough. When people are soft - soft people have got to shimmer and glow - they've got to put on soft colors, the colors of butterfly wings, and put a - paper lantern over the light... It isn't enough to be soft. You've got to be soft and attractive. And I - I'm fading now! I don't know how much longer I can turn the trick. “(p. 92) Blanche is explaining to Stella how much she has struggled in life. She …show more content…
Blanche doesn’t think there’s anything more to her other than her sex appeal. In the last scene when Blanche is being taken away to the institution is when Stella and the audience feels sympathetic towards her the most. Throughout the play there are many times where the audience would think to themselves and feel sorry for Blanche. Later, Stella talks to Blanche about Mitch. She asks her if she wants to marry Mitch and her response is “Yes – I want Mitch… very badly! Just think! If it happens! I can leave here and not be anyone’s problem.” This quote shows the difference between Stanley and Stella’s relationship and Blanche and Mitch’s relationship. Stella and Stanley’s relationship is full of passion and blanches’ and Mitch’s is just about security and having someone so they don’t feel lonely. Blanche and Stella certainly have different taste in guys and look for different qualities in their partners. For example, when Stella was telling blanche about their wedding night and how Stanley became violent and starting hitting light bulbs blanche was confused as to why Stella would let that happen. Stella responses by saying she was sort of thrilled by it. It is obvious that Stella likes the more aggressive masculinity type and Blanche likes the sensitive