Blanche - Quotes

• "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"


  Blanche - Being taken away by the doctor

  Represents her total detachment from reality, as the only encounters with strangers that she has had have been for sex, which has caused her only pain
• "I don't want realism... I want magic!"


  Blanche - When Mitch rips down the paper lantern

  The harsh reality of 1940s American society means that all she truly wants is magic, she wants to escape from the harsh reality of her situation
• "Adios" versus "Merci"


  Blanche speaks in Spanish when bidding the young man farewell, as an attempt to fit into New Orleans better

  She uses merci to connect with her Southern Belle roots