A Streetcar Named Desire Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Lights and the Paper Lantern
Flowers
Music
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What’s Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
Characters
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois Timeline
Stanley Kowalski
Stanley Kowalski Timeline
Stella Kowalski
Stella Kowalski Timeline
Mitch
Mitch Timeline
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Men and Masculinity
Men and Masculinity Quotes
Marriage
Marriage Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Lights and the Paper Lantern
Flowers
Music
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What’s Up With the Ending?
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Scene One
Scene Two
Scene Three
Scene Four
Scene Five
Scene Six
Scene Seven
Scene Eight
Scene Nine
Scene Ten
Scene Eleven
Characters
Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois Timeline
Stanley Kowalski
Stanley Kowalski Timeline
Stella Kowalski
Stella Kowalski Timeline
Mitch
Mitch Timeline
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Men and Masculinity
Men and Masculinity Quotes
Marriage
Marriage Quotes
Society and Class
Society and Class Quotes
Sex
Sex Quotes
Drugs and Alcohol
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
Appearances
Appearances Quotes
Madness
Madness Quotes
Mortality
Mortality Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
What If the Streetcar Were a Batmobile?
What If the Streetcar Were a Batmobile? True or False
A Streetcar Named the Green Monster
A Streetcar Named the Green Monster True or False
Your Deepest Desire
Your Deepest Desire True or False
Don't Depend on the Kindness of Strangers
Don't Depend on the Kindness of Strangers True or False
Charts
Essay
Teaching A Streetcar Named Desire
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
A Streetcar in a Parallel Universe
Who Are You?
The Sound Track of Our Lives
Liar, Liar, Blanche on Fire
Getting the Play Right
When Tennessee Met Blanche
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Appearances
Appearances Quotes
Madness
Madness Quotes
Mortality
Mortality Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols True or False
What If the Streetcar Were a Batmobile?
What If the Streetcar Were a Batmobile? True or False
A Streetcar Named the Green Monster
A Streetcar Named the Green Monster True or False
Your Deepest Desire
Your Deepest Desire True or False
Don't Depend on the Kindness of Strangers
Don't Depend on the Kindness of Strangers True or False
Charts
Essay
Teaching A Streetcar Named Desire
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
A Streetcar in a Parallel Universe
Who Are You?
The Sound Track of Our Lives
Liar, Liar, Blanche on Fire
Getting the Play Right
When Tennessee Met Blanche
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop