Belle Reeve

Belle Reeve is a fictional plantation from Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire." It symbolizes both the grandeur and decline of the Southern antebellum lifestyle, representing a past that has faded and become problematic. The mansion's deterioration mirrors the characters' struggles with aging, lost status, and personal disillusionment. It serves as a powerful backdrop for themes of memory, decline, and the fading American South, highlighting the tension between tradition and change.