Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

"How Do I Love Thee?"

• Blanche’s favorite poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• A classic example of a love poem

"Behind the Wall"

• A song by Tracy Chapman about domestic violence

"It's Only a Paper Moon"

• Lyrics to the song Blanche sings in the bathtub

The New York Times Original Review of Streetcar (1947)

• Highlights many of the character nuances that are better seen on stage than in the text