Give me a long distance, please.... I want to get in touch with Mr. Shep Huntleigh in Dallas. It's so famous that it doesn't need any address. Ask anyone… Wait! I--No, I couldn't find it right now... Please understand, I--No! No, wait! ...Wait a moment! Someone is... Nothing! Wait, please! (Williams 138) By believing her own lie, Blanche disconnects herself from the reality in which she lives. She is so immersed in her lies that she herself cannot tell where her fantasies end and reality begins. It is no longer a lie to maintain his appearance but an illusion he believes in. In his mind she is not an older woman with few social contacts but a respectable young woman with high-ranking friends. Blanche also disconnects from reality due to her delusions about music and gunfire after her husband's death. She seeks relationships with strangers in hopes of recreating the love she had for her husband. When the relationship fails to satisfy his longing for love, he sinks further into his fantasy. When Mitch rejects her, saying "I don't think I want to marry you anymore." (Williams 131) once again finds comfort in his imagination. She is so deep in her fantasy that she has an answer to all of Stanley's questions. He is no longer able to maintain the illusion for others. He actually believes in his delusions enough to keep up the facade while he is