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Big Daddy (Burl Ives) and Maggie (Elizabeth Tavlor) regard the troubled Brick (Paul Newman) in a scene from the 1958 film adaptation.

1. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Introduction
2. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Summary
   1. Act I Summary
   2. Act II Summary
   3. Act III Summary
3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams Biography
4. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Themes
5. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Style
6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Historical Context
7. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Critical Overview
8. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Character Analysis
   1. Big Daddy Pollitt
   2. Brick Pollitt
   3. Ida Pollitt
   4. Maggie Pollitt
   5. Other Characters
9. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Essays and Criticism
   1. In Search of Blessings
   2. Willams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
   3. Review of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
10. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Compare and Contrast
11. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Topics for Further Study
12. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Media Adaptations
13. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: What Do I Read Next?
14. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Pictures
16. Copyright

1. Tennessee Williams
2. D. H. Lawrence