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Motif Tracking
Name:________________________
Directions: Select three or more motifs that you will track while reading A Streetcar Named Desire. When you encounter these motifs in the play list the page numbers, speaker, and to whom the line is spoken. Look for references to Desire and Death (any references to dying funerals
cemeteries etc.) throughout the play. List quotes, page numbers, speaker and to whom the
line is spoken. List stage directions if applicable.
Look for representations of females, minority, or working class groups. Track Williams presentation of one or each of them. List quotes, page numbers, speaker and to whom the line is spoken. List stage directions if applicable.
Look for references to Train whistles, train sounds, streetcars throughout the play. List quotes, page numbers, speaker, and to whom the line is spoken. List stage directions if there is no speaker.
Look for references to Music throughout the play. List titles of songs, types of music, and references to music in general. List quotes, page numbers, speaker, and to whom the line is spoken. List stage directions if there is no speaker.
Look for Sexual innuendo/flirtatious talk and behavior between Stanley and Blanche throughout the play. Start with the very first time they meet. List quotes, page numbers, speaker and to whom the line is spoken. List stage directions if applicable.
Look for references to Music throughout the play. List titles of songs, types of music, and references to music in general. List quotes, page numbers, speaker, and to whom the line is spoken. List stage directions if there is no speaker