Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tennessee Williams
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Mississippi
- Principal Characters: Big Daddy Pollitt, Big Mama, Brick, Gooper, Maggie, Mae
- Genres: Family literature, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Parents and children, Love or romance, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, Friendship, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, Cancer, Fathers, Football
- Locales: South (U.S.), Mississippi
The Story:
The Pollitt family had assembled to celebrate Big Daddy’s sixty-fifth birthday. While Brick showered, Maggie described the birthday dinner, telling how badly Gooper’s five children had behaved and how their mother, Mae, used them to impress Big Daddy. Brick came out of the bathroom on crutches, having broken his ankle jumping hurdles.
Maggie informed Brick that a medical report had arrived that day with the news that Big Daddy was dying of cancer. She also explained that Mae and Gooper wanted to send Brick to a hospital for alcoholics so that they could...
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