2a807811_e__Character_Profile___Blanche__Analysis
[Page] 146/147 [Quotation] [She takes off the blouse and stands in her pink silk brassiere and white skirt in the light through the portieres.] [Blanche moves back into the streak of light. She raises her arms and stretches, as she moves indolently back to the chair.] [Analysis] 
With the loss of Belle Reve, her family fortune and her fading beauty, Blanche feels as if she now has to use her body in order to attract men. She therefore draws attention to it by undressing in the light where the men playing poker can clearly see the outline of her body.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Character Profile – Blanche
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