A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE.ppt

* A STREETCAR NAMED DEISRE Symbolism（2） Sound /vision Action scene Others A.Sound /vision Light /paper lantern music/locomotive sound /cat sound vision sound 1.Blue piano 蓝调钢琴曲---一开始随着Stanley的出现而出现，悲伤压抑的调子代表Blanche的痛苦生活开始 2.Polka 波尔卡圆舞曲—缅怀过去，现实不堪一击，暗示被Stanley 打败； 3.“From the land of the sky blue water, They brought a captive maid!”--布兰琪是从美好的地方被人押送到这儿的，体现她的身不由己； 4.Paper moon—幸福如纸做的月亮一般一撕即破 Music Locomotive sound 1. 鲜明的对比, 南方淑女的柔声细语被强烈的轰鸣 声淹没，北方工业对南方种植园的入侵； 2.象征她回忆过去感受到的深深创伤和剧烈的痛楚, 对她的感官和心理产生了极大的刺激; Cat sound 在英语里, “ 猫”有妓女之意, 暗示Blanche放荡不羁的性格 dim light dark inner world real cruel world “I like it dark. The dark is comforting to me.” “I don’t want realism. I want magic.” Blanche likes dark/ lie; she lives in her own imaginable unreal world and dares not to be exposed to the sunlight / true world. Vision Paper lantern---Protection (幻象) 1.”I can’t stand a naked light bulb, anymore than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action.” Blanche pretends to be an elegant charming lady under her fantasy (put the paper lattern over the light bubl) 2.”He(Mitch) tears the paper lantern off the light bubl. She utters a frightened gasp.” 3.”He(Stanley)…..and seizes the paper lantern, tearing it off the light bubl……She cries out as if the lantern was herself.” The tearing of the paper lantern symbolizes the disillusion of Blanche’s dream and the destruction of Blanche. B. Action scene 1.Gambling 2.Drinking alcohol 3.The rape scene 4.Scene 11 Poker: Gambling: bowling/poker Stella Mitch Blanche: Make up lies Stanley: Disclose lies Northern industrial culture Southern plantation culture Struggle Blanche: drinking alcohol “He says you been lapping it up all summer like a wild-cat!” drinking dreaming waking reality Alcohol helps Blanche escape from the reality for a while , but she can’t dreaming forever. The dream will be broken once she wakes up and she can’t change