2a807811_e__Character_Profile___Blanche__Analysis
[Page] 170/183 [Quotation] [Stella pours the coke into the glass. It foams over and spills. Blanche gives a piercing cry. [A locomotive is heard approaching outside. She claps her hands to her ears and crouches over. The headlight of locomotive glares into the room as it thunders past. As the noise recedes she straightens and slowly continues speaking.] [Analysis] 
Blanche’s overreactions towards little, everyday occurrences are an indication of the fragility of her current mental state. Her hyperbolic actions suggest that once a major event occurs Blanche’s loose hold on sanity will be lost.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Character Profile – Blanche
Analysis