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[Page] 150 [Quotation] Blanche: I can’t stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action. [Analysis] 
Blanche’s avoidance of light is due to her fear of people seeing her clearly which will lead to her real age being revealed. Instead she continuously avoids light by covering it up with ‘lanterns’ or staying in rooms with dim light. Additionally light will more clearly expose the ‘rough’ society in that Blanche is currently living in and which she sees as being ‘beneath’ her, again giving her a reason to avoid light.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Character Profile – Blanche
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