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[Page] 225 [Quotation] Blanche: Whoever you are - I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. [Analysis] 
Blanche’s dependence on strangers to fulfill the emptiness she feels has only led her to the position she is in by the end of the play. Blanche’s inability to accept that strangers have only been kind to her in return for sex reflects her magical perception of the world. These being her final words in the play, referring to the ‘kindness’ of the doctor who is not the man (Shep) she was hoping for, shows her complete detachment from reality and the pathos of her empty belief in magic and kindness.
A Streetcar Named Desire: Character Profile – Blanche
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