Cat On a Hot Tin Roof

This week in class “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” group summary & analysis was very interesting. They chose to involve the classroom with questions and for every correct answer you’d win candy or a prize. I did however enjoy their PowerPoint and short screen plays, it was very creative of them. 

The groups interpretation of the characters and motifs where similar to my ideas. The major characters in the story were of development from each other. Maggie’s actions are caused by Bricks refusal towards her; this makes her who she is anxious, annoying and childish. Maggie throws herself onto Brick - posing and undressing, hoping for desire but Brick wishing nothing from her and the role she plays is like a cat on a hot roof.  Then there’s Big Mama she is also developed by another character, her husband Big Daddy. Big Mama could be considered as the other cat on the hot tin roof, except she has come to except her role as the quiet housewife. Big mama is unconsciously feeble of her own marriage, big daddy also does not desire her and this makes her who she is. The easiest character to identify is Big daddy, where the majority of his energy and interest is concentrated in his business and materialistic items, as he leaves LOVE for his family in second place. Then there’s Gooper a carbon copy of his father as they share many similar traits. The most interesting character in this story is Brick, we know that he has much more! Well at least to the eye… he is handsome, charming to those that know him, has a beautiful wife, he is well known and popular. However, these same qualities only show signs for the wanting of acceptance, that of his fathers. Brick is however introduced to us as a drunk with a broken leg. The crutches may be a symbol of his masculinity, we see that he is week with crutches like his masculinity and therefore hides himself in alcohol; for this same reason he has no desire for Maggie. As he breaks his crutches, his masculinity is also broken and his love for Skipper is revealed. The relationship that he shared with Skipper was the one that he never had with his father. As he has searched for his fathers acceptance Brick distanced himself from the same thing he was looking for, all he found were substitutes.