This obsession with beauty is another major theme. According to Stella, these elements are important to Blanche and “her weakness (Williams 18)”. However, Blanche instead points out that her sister "gained weight (Williams 7)" before learning she was pregnant. Blanche dresses in costume jewelry and furs despite her humble surroundings. She doesn't let a character see her in the light and hides her true age from everyone. Given her history, it is interesting to note that Blanche "could not stand a bare light bulb, nor a crude remark or a vulgar action (Williams 37)." It wasn't until scene nine, when Mitch shows his face to the light, that he was never upset that she was older, just that her sexual escapades were