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Blanche's story is a tragedy of an individual, who is caught between the world of the past and the present. She is unwilling to get rid of the past and unable to accept the present. She thinks that she is still young and attractive, although she hates bright light because it would reveal her. Light plays a crucial part in the struggle between Blanche and Stanley. From the beginning Blanche insists, "I cannot stand a naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark" (Pg 54). She then puts a cover on the light bulb. Light represents truth, and Blanche wants to bury the truth by covering it up. Later in the play Stanley "brings to light" the true facts of Blanche's life (Pg 5