In A Streetcar Named Desire, how is Belle Reve significant ?

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Reve is the name of Blanche and Stella's previous twenty-acre estate in Laurel, Mississippi.
Belle Reve, which means "beautiful dream," is the prestigious plantation home that
symbolically represents the Old South throughout the play. Blanche mentions that Belle Reve was
lost due to her ancestors' "epic fornication," and she was forced to vacate because
she could not afford the payments. Much like the Old South, Belle Reve has become a figment of
the past and is no longer the glorious, thriving estate. However, Blanche continually references
Belle Reve and compares it to the urban, lower-class French Quarter. Blanche cannot fathom how
Stella has forgotten Belle Reve and believes that she is living well below her standards in New
Orleans. Belle Reve also represents Blanche's unblemished past before she was forced out of town
for her scandalous behavior. To Blanche, Belle Reve represents her adolescence before her young
husband committed suicide. Similar to Blanche, the history of...