Cat On A Hot Tin Roof By Tennessee Williams

Williams’ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a drama that focuses on lies, secrets, relationships, mendacity, alcoholism, homosexuality, and death.

This is exactly what Big Daddy does; once his own fears of dying are out of the way, he was able to see the decline of Brick’s emotional state and when Brick was at his weakest in the play, Big Daddy was there to offer advice and knowledge. When Big Daddy confronted Brick about his problem he offered insight as well as wisdom to try to understand the cause of his dependency; however, he was also very stern and forceful in his approach which could characterize him as a stern father figure. He is tolerant of many things including the idea of his son being homosexual, and his insufferable wife whom he shows nothing but disdain and cruelty towards, but the one thing he will not tolerate is lying. He, being intolerable toward this specific issue, creates a chasm between himself and the household, who are all accused of lying and treachery. He, being the stern father figure, showed this intolerance of lying when he spoke to Brick about his indecision over who will inherit his property. The complexity of Big Daddy’s character contributes to the idea that the father is the all knowing head of the household. With Big Daddy, an archetypal theme of immortality is presented in the play. Before the play begins, Big Daddy believed that he was dying from cancer; however, he was then told by his doctor that he was no longer going to die and he was simply diagnosed with a spastic colon. While thinking he was

Growing up is one of the most exciting processes that everyone will face in their life span but at the same time, it can also be one of the crudest and devastating. Children experience the world differently than adults because of the fact that most children have a blanket over their head to protect them from the dangers of the world. In their protective world, a child will most of the time only experience the joy and contentment. Once that blanket if lifted, the resentment and the unfairness will be shown. Throughout this process, many lessons are learned and the real world will be seen by the children. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are each five and nine years old, and as the continues, these two children began to

When thinking of the image of a hero, most would consider a man with monstrous muscles in a spandex costume. One who fights against the crimes of evildoers, mostly with brawn and superpowers. Unfortunately, what this generation doesn 't seem to understand is that a simple, ordinary man can be a hero as well. A normal, everyday man such as Atticus Finch from the novel, 'To Kill A Mockingbird '. Atticus could easily steal the title of a hero from any fairy tale muscle mass, not only because of the actions he takes, but the qualities he possesses as well as the father role in which he fulfills.

In the play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Tennessee Williams mentions explores realism on a new dimension. He mentions controversial themes such as suicide, sex, marital issues, alcoholism, and greed. Although Williams experienced his fair share of drama in his lifetime, he is able to bring together many of the issues that many Americans were experiencing in their own homes. A critic once said, “His plays deal with a serious them- a them as in self-pity, the persistence of memory that holds people in its grip, and will not let them get on with their lives”. In this play, he specifically relates this self-pity and haunting memories to one of

“Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein is a very simple poem. With only three stanzas and 16 lines, there appears to be no rhyme scheme. Packed into those 16 lines lays a powerful message, though it's not clear as day. The poem is literally about how before the dark and dull streets, and beyond where the sidewalk ends, lies a place where it's colorful, bright, and peaceful. The only way to find this place is to follow the arrows made by the children. Also, the author’s tone adds to the overall meaning of the poem. Lines such as, “And there the grass grows soft and white,” “To cool in the peppermint wind,” develop a calm, relaxed tone early on in the poem. The use of colors, descriptive words that creates an image in your head, and the

I chose to write a scene from the book Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams in a straightforward and ambivalent tone including Gooper and Mae. In addition to that, throughout the scene, I tried to maintain the style of writing similar to Tennessee Williams. I tried to use vigorous diction like Tennessee Williams does in his plays to make the conversation have pace.

Throughout this play I began to realize how much of an effect Tennessee Williams’ life was affected by his father’s absence and his parents’ failing marriage.

The issue of abandonment and the will that it takes to survive the hardship of it is a reoccurring theme in Toni Morrison’s writing. Tar Baby, Sula and Paradise all deal with the issue of abandonment and how it relates to the characters in her stories. “Through her fiction, Toni Morrison intends to present problems, not their answers” (Moon). Her stated aim is to show "how to survive whole in a world where we are all of us, in some measure, victims of something." (Morrison) Morrison's broad vision extends beyond the individual to one that explores self-discovery in relation to a "shared history." In order to dramatize the destructive effects of this kind of dependency, she intentionally exaggerates to

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS´ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF AND ARTHUR MILLER´S DEATH OF A SALESMAN: THE AMERICAN DREAM AND ITS IMPACT ON FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS After reading William´s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1954) and Miller´s Death of a Salesman (1949) we discover that they possess some characteristics in common and are, therefore, comparable. Thus, the purpose of this paper will be to establish a comparison between both plays built around what I believe is their tangent point: the American Dream and how it affects the family relationships of our characters.

The main character in the play is Willie. She is a young girl almost thirteen years old. She is an innocent child full of life playing on the railroad tracks. Willie is dressed in an old blue dress with white lace. The dress belonged to her older sister. She believes herself a loved by many men, who will spoil her with riches. Her childhood was rough, as she was raised by her sister Alva who died from a lung infection. Alva was in favor of many wealthy men that worked for the railroad. Alva was the one who influenced Willie the most in life. There were no parents in Willie’s life, her mother ran off with a man from the railroad and her father became a drunk then disappeared. After Alva died, Willie continued to live in the old condemned house alone. The house was boarded up and in unlivable conditions, but that didn’t stop her from living there. During her conversation with Tom, Willie would brag about the men that were showing her favor and taking her out. She seems proud and in a fantasy world. Tom asks Willie if she world dance naked for him like she did for Frank Waters. She tells Tom “I’ve inherited all of my sister’s beaux and go steady with men in responsible jobs”. To

This play is a story of the trials and tribulations of the Wingfield family. Amanda, the overbearing mother, lives with her two adult children and Tom. Amanda's husband left them long ago as he was not only a drunk but wasn't a stable man who wanted to travel. Amanda wants nothing but the best for her two kids. Throughout the play Amanda is worried of her son Tom as she consistently reminds him not to become of what his father was, a drunk. More importantly she does everything in her power to help her daughter become something of herself by admitting her into business school and find a man for her to wed. The goal of Amanda is to have her become more social to marry her off so she isn't so dependent and find another interest other than her

Finally, Big Daddy has genuine care and an understanding for Brick. This is seen several times throughout the play, specifically during the private conversation that Big Daddy and Brick have. First, Big Daddy makes an effort to separate himself from the rest of his family so that him and Brick can talk in private:

A significant playwright of the twentieth century, Tennessee Williams, possesses an insightful understanding of human relations and displays that understanding in a handful of his plays. Tennessee Williams’ lived through a rough childhood and had to grow up quickly to take care of his family as it crumbled before his eyes. His mother, father, and sister all became mentally ill and Williams’ family life shattered (Tennessee Vol.5, 2067). After being mentally and emotionally alienated by his family, Williams suffered with a prolonged period

The relationship between the boys and their mother is also affected by the life their father leads. When Biff finds out about his father, he not only stops speaking to him, but he also grows more distant from his mother. Biff feels guilty about never telling his mother about his father’s extramarital relationship, but also doesn’t want to be the person to hurt his mother by letting her know about the lies in Willy’s life. Once Biff comes back home, he gets into an argument with his mother, criticizing his father by saying he left “because I know he’s a fake and he doesn’t like anybody around who knows!”(Miller p.1568) This only pushes him and his mother further apart, because she doesn’t know the truth behind what Biff is saying, instead thinking it is criticism toward her husband. Linda views Biff as ungrateful for everything Willy has sacrificed in order to give him everything he has had throughout his life. Happy, on the other hand, is still striving for his father’s