Vulnerable from the dark secrets of her past, Blanche finds solace in the dark because the light is an illuminating reminder of a tragedy in her past. Through a climactic conversation with Mitch, Blanche flashes back to the moment love “turned a blinding light” into her life and cleansed her from the dark “half shadow” that protected her (Williams 1859). Love and acceptance are the only things that seem to be able to draw Blanche from the darkness. After her husband Allan committed suicide, “the searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again” (Williams 1859). Blanche, from this moment on, refused to live in anything but the shadows and feared light as something that could only expose her deepest insecurities. Ironically, she finds comfort in darkness and distress in light. Allan was once the light in her life because he filled her with honest love and admiration that she desperately desires and made her feel safe in exposing her flaws. Blanche seems to feel as though her best days are behind her, thus, contributing to her
Vulnerable from the dark secrets of her past, Blanche finds solace in the dark because the light is an illuminating reminder of a tragedy in her past. Through a climactic conversation with Mitch, Blanche flashes back to the moment love “turned a blinding light” into her life and cleansed her from the dark “half shadow” that protected her (Williams 1859). Love and acceptance are the only things that seem to be able to draw Blanche from the darkness. After her husband Allan committed suicide, “the searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again” (Williams 1859). Blanche, from this moment on, refused to live in anything but the shadows and feared light as something that could only expose her deepest insecurities. Ironically, she finds comfort in darkness and distress in light. Allan was once the light in her life because he filled her with honest love and admiration that she desperately desires and made her feel safe in exposing her flaws. Blanche seems to feel as though her best days are behind her, thus, contributing to her