A pale glove rests beside a small white flower on a blue stone threshold.

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Blanche DuBois

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

— A Streetcar Named Desire  ·  1951

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Blanche places her trust in a stranger at the end of the story. The gentleness of her words sits beside the vulnerability of her situation, making the line more complicated than a simple expression of gratitude. This entry identifies Blanche in the 1951 film; the separate literary quotation attributed to Tennessee Williams remains preserved.

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  • American Film InstituteA Streetcar Named Desire (1951); literal film line and proper character context, with source/media authentication unverified.Reference checked

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