Character profile
Mitch
maleFirst seen chapter 7Last seen chapter 11
Mitch is Blanche's hoped‑for suitor, scheduled to arrive with roses at seven Mitch carries a plaster Mae West statuette, is a member of the New Orleans Athletic Club, weighs 207 lb, stands 6'1½", and reports his mother’s imminent death; he also notes Stanley and Stella are out with Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell at Loew’s State and that he served with Stanley in the Two‑forty‑first. Revealed as Stanley’s friend from the engineering plant and bowling team. Was called by Blanche but did not answer Arrives drunk, confronts Blanche about rumors from Kiefaber, Stanley, and Shaw, rejects her marriage proposal, and leaves in anger.