Blanche hides from reality, illustrated when she flees from her hometown after her wanton behavior and her school teaching incident with a male student. At first, she lies to everyone and herself by telling Mitch she is a school teacher at Laurel High School even though she has lost her job. Lying allows Blanche to give the illusion of a normal and chaste past. However, her past mistakes come to light and Stanley exposes her as a liar, ruining her relationship with Mitch and leading to her destruction and descent into madness. Blanche lies to herself to avoid descending into depression and facing the consequences of her actions. She believes that concealing her past will allow her the opportunity of a fresh
Blanche hides from reality, illustrated when she flees from her hometown after her wanton behavior and her school teaching incident with a male student. At first, she lies to everyone and herself by telling Mitch she is a school teacher at Laurel High School even though she has lost her job. Lying allows Blanche to give the illusion of a normal and chaste past. However, her past mistakes come to light and Stanley exposes her as a liar, ruining her relationship with Mitch and leading to her destruction and descent into madness. Blanche lies to herself to avoid descending into depression and facing the consequences of her actions. She believes that concealing her past will allow her the opportunity of a fresh