2a807811_e__Character_Profile___Blanche__Analysis
[Page] 188 [Quotation] [In the bathroom the water goes on loud; little breathless cries and peals of laughter are heard as if a child were frolicking in the rub.] [Analysis] 
This childish mannerism displayed by Blanche indicates her innocence. Not sexual innocence but her naivety in the sense that she cannot see the real world for what it is. She must continuously see the world in a different light from everyone else. Her need to act young also displays her paranoia of ageing.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Character Profile – Blanche
Analysis