Blanche claims to be on leave of absence from the high school where she teaches. She expects things to go smoothly once she arrives, using her wit and humor to charm her way into Stanley's heart, but things do not go as planned. She quickly develops contempt for Stanley and the way of life her sister has chosen, especially when he strikes Stella in a fit of drunken rage. Stanley's attitude is not much better. He is repulsed by what he perceives as her fake southern gentility and is galvanized to anger when he overhears her label him brutish and animal-like.

One person seems to stand above the Kowalskis in grace and refinement: Mitch.

Finally, the last appearance of the Varsouviana is in the last scene. Here, Blanche's mind is no longer functioning completely, as evidenced by her asking about a supposed love interest. Here the Varsouviana "rises audibly" just before she inquires about this suitor. Blanche is told that she is going on a trip, but she does not realize that she has actually been committed to an insane asylum. When she is lead to the door, where the doctor from the institution waits, the Varsouviana still plays, and it continues until the very end of the scene. She is told that the person at the door will take her to the harbor, a ship awaits her arrival to take her on vacation, but she is so delusional that she does not realize that the doctor, dressed in doctor's clothing, is by no means a taxi driver. As Blanche is led out, the Varsouviana fades out, as its source, Blanche, is no longer there, and is replaced by the Blue Piano that was the music at the beginning of the play. It is the sad, melancholy Blue Piano, because everyone, with the exception of Stanley, now experience what a soul in pain feels like.

In A Streetcar Named Desire the background music is directly associated with the character of Blanche DuBois. From the moment Blanche enters the first scene, the audience is immersed in melodies of memory and pain. Because her husband's suicide was such a defining moment in Blanche's life, and because her life went downhill from that point on, the Varsouviana is forever associated with imminent calamity and impending disaster. It played when she tells of her past, which will lead to her undoing, and when she is led off to the insane asylum. In short, the Varsouviana plays at each critical juncture of Blanche's character. And when it does not play, the Blue Piano is often heard, musically describing Blanche's mood. It, like Blanche, is sad, depressed. In short, not one moment goes by in which the music of the play does not work in unison with the character of Blanche.

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