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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

 

            In Tennessee William's, Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, Brick contains feelings of bitterness, longing, and reverence towards his past discovery of Skipper's sexuality preference to effectively demonstrate the importance of facing personal problems and moving on with life. Brick demonstrates the negative consequence of holding emotions bottled inside instead of talking to someone and opening up. Williams" uses the "click" to symbolically help the reader discover and understand Brick's evident hatred towards his wife, Maggie. Brick tries to hide behind alcohol so he does not have to face his problems. The final turning point creates a feeling of relief for the audience as Brick realizes Maggie's good intentions and true love for him. .
             Brick's negative attitude throughout the play affects the reader and bestows a feeling of Brick's bitterness and unhappiness. He constantly recalls the incident in which Maggie and Skipper sleep together in order to censure her impulsive action. "Poured in his mind the dirty, false idea that we were, him and me, was a frustrated case of that ole pair of sisters that lived in this room, Jack Straw and Peter Ochello!- He, poor Skipper, went to bed with Maggie to prove it wasn't true, and when it didn't work out, he thought it was true!" Brick blames Maggie for her haste decisions and feels this ultimately kills Skipper and therefore, holds her culpable for his death. Through dramatic irony, Williams" makes it very obvious, to the audience, the true meaning of Brick's hatred towards Maggie. After all, Maggie forces Brick to learn and face the truth about Skipper's homosexuality. Homosexuality was frowned upon and Brick became afraid of what they would think of him since he knew Skipper so well. This discovery angers Brick and he has no one else to get mad at but Maggie so he channels this spite towards her. Inside, he feels angrier at himself because he feels he let Skipper down and then he becomes mad at Maggie.


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