Lie Number One: All this squeamishness she puts on! You should just know the line she’s been feeding to Mitch – He thought she had never been more than kissed by a fellow! But Sister Blanche is no lily! Ha-ha! Some lily she is!
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 7. In a discussion with Stella about Blanche’s lies, Stanley sets about dismantling the image of purity her sister has created about herself with Mitch. Stanley sarcastically employs a flower metaphor to suggest that Blanche is "no lily" or chaste woman. When he engages in a little double meaning to call her "Sister Blanche," he is mocking her by referring to her as a nun. This passage supports the theme of illusion and fantasy, as well as that of sexuality.