“ After all, a woman's charm is fifty per cent illusion ”
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). copy citation
| Author | Tennessee Williams |
|---|---|
| Source | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Topic | women illusion charm |
| Date | 1947 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.metropolitancollege.com/Streetcar.pdf |
Context
“STANLEY: Don't play so dumb. You know what!
BLANCHE [she puts the atomizer on the table]: All right. Cards on the table. That suits me. [She turns to Stanley.] I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman's charm is fifty per cent illusion, but when a thing is important I tell the truth, and this is the truth: I haven't cheated my sister or you or anyone else as long as I have lived.
STANLEY: Where's the papers? In the trunk?
BLANCHE: Everything that I own is in that trunk. [Stanley crosses to the trunk, shoves it roughly open and begins to open compartments.]
BLANCHE:” source
BLANCHE [she puts the atomizer on the table]: All right. Cards on the table. That suits me. [She turns to Stanley.] I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman's charm is fifty per cent illusion, but when a thing is important I tell the truth, and this is the truth: I haven't cheated my sister or you or anyone else as long as I have lived.
STANLEY: Where's the papers? In the trunk?
BLANCHE: Everything that I own is in that trunk. [Stanley crosses to the trunk, shoves it roughly open and begins to open compartments.]
BLANCHE:” source
Meaning and analysis
