... handle. Another entry into Streetcar, taken by Donald Spoto, is a battle of new South versus old South ideals. This is evident in the first scene when Blanche says, "Only Poe! Only Mr. Edgar Allen Poe - Could do it justice!" of her sister's neighborhood(20). The shabby, unrefined buildings instantly repulse her. What Blanche calls "years of epic fornications" have eaten what was left ... ...

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