John Mcrae's Streetcar lecture - Scene 3:

Steves joke:
Rooster chasing the hen – represents the males of society, group of men joking about sex
Priorities, picks corn over sex    
This represents the male dominant society and male's proities

‘Nigger’ – doesn’t think about it

Mitch and Blanche’s conversation

‘The little boys room’ – flirting
Mitch and Blanche’s relationship is for physical needs
MITCH – lives alone w his mum, potential sign that he’s gay
Only one actual gay character in this play – Allan
‘Gallantry’ – old world style of courtship, old fashioned

GONE W THE WIND – Blanche DuBois also played heroine

Play about America growing up

Mitch grows up – sees Blanche for who she really is
Blanche does not grow up

Poker game scene

violence

Clash of egotistical males and their values
‘They’re crazy about each other’ – sex, physicality
Blanche cannot relate to Stella and Stanley’s world of violence and rough relationships – only gallantry