Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Marginalized and madness (unfinished)

Marginalized :(British/International), or marginalization (U.S.), is the social process of becoming or being relegated to the fringe of society e.g.; "the marginalization of the underclass", "marginalisation of intellect", etc.Marginalization at the individual level results in an individual's exclusion from meaningful participation in society.
Madness: Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns.

When thinking about Blanche's tragic journey through the play, does William urge us to sympathize with her or see her aas mad?

All throughout the play, Tennessee Williams has a tendency to create a charged atmosphere when Blanche is present, her attitudes and behaviour seem to appear rigid and her communications skills are somewhat distant. We know from the description of her past, she unmistakeably has a distrubing history which has affected her in some way. This is shown by her choice of words that she says to the characters and her reactions towards others, especially when she is first introduced in scene 1.'(uncomprehendingly) I'm looking for my sister, Stella Dubois. I mean- Mrs. Stanley Kowalski '

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