I posted this yesterday, but..
I've got this essay question for English Literature coursework:
--Although Blanche Dubois is often referred to as a tragic figure, critic Patricia Hern likens her to a 'decorative fungus' and Ella Kazan to a 'doomed dinosaur approaching extinction'. Consider Williams' presentation of Blanche in light of these opinions.--
I'm just checking my understanding of what is meant by 'decorative fungus' and by 'doomed dinosaur approaching extinction', so please can you explain those views to me if you can?
I know docorative fungus is a critical opinion of Blanche, but is 'doomed dinosaur approaching extinction' intended as a critical opinion or a sympathetic one?
Thanks.
2006-11-02
05:15:53
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