How does Mitch respond to the news about Blanche that Stanley told him? Why doesn't he want to marry Blanche anymore? Why does he tear off the paper lantern? Why does Blanche not want him to tear it off? What does Mitch want from Blanche at the end of scene nine? How does Blanche respond?
Initially when Stanley tell Mitch the news about Blanche being a prostitute and resorting to it in the Hotel Flamingo, a cheap, second class hotel, Mitch accuses Stanley of lying and spreading rumors about Blanche. He doesn't believe him at all. Mitch then finds out the truth and goes over to see Blanche. He doesn't want to marry Blanche anymore because he finds out the truth about her being a prostitute. Her lies and her unclean self are the two reasons that Mitch no longer wants to pursue Blanche. Mitch tears off the paper lantern in a moment of angst; he had never seen Blanche in the light and starts to catch on to the fact that she avoids harsh light, so he tears off the light to see her true age and what she looks like. The only thing that Mitch wants from Blanche at the end of Scene Nine is sex. He tells her he never wants her as a wife because she is "unclean" and already "used" by other men, but he wants her to have sex with her. Blanche responds with a fit; she is extremely insulted because her pride was just destroyed and any dignity she had left is now completely gone--she threatens to scream and then screams to get the attention of everyone and make it look like Mitch did something terrible.
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