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Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
In 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Williams presents the audience with w world
of mendacity. Every fibre of the character's being is based on a
spectrum of deceit, from self-deception, to exploitation to social
lies. The characters' names themselves conceal the irony and deceit,
for example Brick, the leading man. The name Brick itself suggests a
tough, strong man, but Brick's character suggests a weak, pathetic man
who tries hard to forget his past by indulging in a life of alcohol.
Brick is mentally insecure, he lies to himself and those around him,
in the first scene he pretends not to hear his wife, 'did you say
something, Maggie?' The other members of the household refer to Brick
as the brick house that sheltered the 'three little pigs', the strong
structure that cannot be easily blown down. The 'no-neck monsters',
Mae and Goopers children are the pigs, sheltered by the security of
Brick. In the play lying is used to 'protect' other people's feelings
because 'the truth hurts'. A web of lies covers the truth about the
state of Big Daddy's health. This is to 'protect' Big Daddy and his
wife from the painful reality, 'Nothin' a-tall's wrong with him but'
'a spastic colon'. Lies are used to disguise the characters real
feelings, they live a lie putting on 'jewelled sandals' and 'cream
silk underwear' to stop their feelings being shown. Gooper and Mae are
partners in games of lies and deceit, working together to get their
wishes, the inheritance from Big Daddy. The name Big Daddy suggests a
physically imposing man with a big ego and Big Mama suggests a
frightening woman, head of the family, a matriarch. Their names
suggest how they would like others to see them but they do not...
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She builds herself up by putting Maggie down, by the end her comments
have worn thin and she is ignored when she questions Maggie's
'pregnancy', Big Mama only believes what she wants to hear. It is this
pressure to fit in to the family that is the source of most of the
lies in the play; the audience is constantly left guessing the future,
the family's lives beyond the death of 'the boss', Big Daddy. Williams
leaves the end of the play open to this guessing, will Maggie get
pregnant by Brick? The real question though is will Brick be able to
face up to the responsibility of replacing Big Daddy and will the
uncovered lies mean a truthful future for the family? I think that
this is an interesting way to leave the play as it does not end
'happily ever after' but there is finally hope for the future for
Maggie and Brick now they have faced up to the truth.
because of the guilt they have. “ Still another cause of social isolation is this: Given that a new
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