Write a journal or diary entry pretending that you are Blanche at the end of the play. * What are you thinking/feeling? (Consider the other characters and their actions towards you.)
* What would you change about your life/your decisions? Why?

Refer to specific details from the text. Write 2-3 paragraphs of 300-400 words.

Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. he was nowhere at hand. the house was empty. but he had scrawled on a piece of paper that lay in the lamplight: "i love you. good-by—because i love you." what significant idea, presented throughout the novel, does robert's final departure and note highlight? edna is ultimately alone in her rebirth. edna needs to find solace in her children. edna will never be truly loved by anyone. edna should not have forsaken her family.