... for sex while trying to preserve her dignity, self-regard, and upper class image. Berkman attributes her lust for sex, intimacy, and romance as a result of her failed marriage with Allan. The essay then blames Blanche's troubles on her fear that eventually having sex will prevent future intimacy. Blanche believes that once she and a man have sex, he will no longer ... from which, through truth, she struggles to escape." In summation, Berkman finds Blanche to be in a continual search for the confidence and romance of a relationship, once provided by the late Allan Grey. Reality and chang...

• Word Count: 2772
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School

... light, all point to her attempts to mask reality and to either not see herself as she actually is, or to hide that reality from others. Blanche's early marriage to Allan Grey forecast all of her subsequent problems with relationships. Married at sixteen, she describes the relationship: "He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. When I was sixteen, I made ... I was fool enough to believe you was straight."" (SND, p. 117). Blanche confirms the story Stanley has reported by telling Mitch "Yes, I had many intimacies with strangers. After the death of Allan "intimacies with str...

• Word Count: 2617
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School