Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Ida Pollitt
Sincere, foolish, fat, always laughing "like hell at herself," Big Mama's idea of fun (pulling the Reverend Tooker onto her lap when he extends his hand to help her up from the sofa) is not consistent with the kind of society to which Mae and Maggie aspire. Big Mama laughs the loudest at her husband's insults about her "fat old body'' and general incompetence, but she often has to "pick up or fuss with something to cover the hurt the loud laugh doesn't quite cover." She only lamely chastises Brick for drinking and expresses genuine concern for Maggie's childless plight.
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