The scene is memory and is therefore nonrealistic. Memory takes a lot …

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The scene is memory and is therefore nonrealistic. Memory takes a lot of poetic license. It omits some details; others are exaggerated, according to the emotional value of the articles it touches, for memory is seated predominantly in the heart. ✨ Tennessee Williams (1990). The Theatre of Tennessee Williams, p.143, New Directions Publishing
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