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- “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” ― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
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Whoever you are—I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. These words, which Blanche speaks to the doctor in Scene Eleven, form Blanche’s final statement in the play. She perceives the doctor as the gentleman rescuer for whom she has been waiting since arriving in New Orleans.
Blanche says "Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers," she means that she expects to be treated with respect and honor because she is a Southern, upper-class White...
“Whoever you are,” Blanche says, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” The doctor leads Blanche through the kitchen as the poker players look on. Stella, crouched on the porch in agony, calls out her sister’s name as she passes by.
Quotes. A Streetcar Named Desire. Edit. Stanley: Hey, STELLA! Helpful • 95 2. Blanche: Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. Helpful • 91 2. Blanche: I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell truths. I tell what ought to be truth.
Blanche says, “Whoever you are––I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Blanche departs the social world of the play and retreats permanently into her mind. She does not distinguish between the Doctor’s gentlemanly actions and those of her suitors, responding to his treatment just as she responded to Mitch’s.
Sep 11, 2024 · Whoever you are: I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. Note: the bolded portion is ranked #75 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. [to Stanley] It won't be the sort of thing you have in mind.
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” ― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
