A Streetcar Named Desire

Explain the events that lead up to Blanche's husband's suicide.

Explain the events that lead up to Blanche's husband's suicide.

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Blanche was unable to fill a need for her young husband, and shortly after the wedding she caught him with an older male friend. While dancing the same evening at a casino, she confronted him about what she'd seen, and he ran out of the hall and shot himself in the mouth.

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