Hot Tin Roof Theme
The play Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams, takes place in the mid 1950’s, at Big Daddy's’ 65th Birthday. Brick and Margaret, a married couple, have issues, which makes them both tense, but stresses Brick the most. Since he has a lot on his chest and adds to former troubles he had, which has progressively made his life bitter, including the life he shares with his family. Not to mention, Mae and Gooper, another marriage forming part of the family, have become more united with them, but not for the right reasons. Meanwhile, Big Daddy suffers from unanswered questions and a disease he has to look after. Though, in this play, Williams exposes that when families have relationships, where there are secrets, lies, unloyalty, and convenience,
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Which Big Mama then clarifies he’s still not “...dead and in his grave…”(Act 3, page 82) Gooper as his son should be devastated over the idea of his father's illness, but instead as it is shown, is more interested in what comes after the illness; death. Goopers reaction is unsympathetic and heartless under the circumstances, and will eventually cause bigger difficulties within the family. It will create deeper emotional wounds, and finally separate the union they all once had. Communication, love, commitment, and care should be priorities in relationships within relatives. Which shows otherwise, in Act 3 when the author once more uses conduplicatio to make notice that Big Mama is aware of Bricks drinking problem. Big Mama says, “ I know he’s drinking!”(Act 3, page 71) to Mae’s response, “Outside.” Act 3, page 71) to Big Mama's question asking where Brick was. By Gooper adding that, reveals how the rest of the family sees Bricks drinking as a dilemma, and are more critical of it, rather than supportive and accommodating. Which cause resentment, friction and detachment between loved ones. According to the organization Penn State, “One theme seen in this play is the idea of the dysfunctional, every-man-for-himself family. It is obvious throughout the script of the play that everyone has their own agenda in the family, and no one is really there to support each other as a "normal" family should be.” They are “dysfunctional” and there isn’t much support between them as there should
Which Big Mama then clarifies he’s still not “...dead and in his grave…”(Act 3, page 82) Gooper as his son should be devastated over the idea of his father's illness, but instead as it is shown, is more interested in what comes after the illness; death. Goopers reaction is unsympathetic and heartless under the circumstances, and will eventually cause bigger difficulties within the family. It will create deeper emotional wounds, and finally separate the union they all once had. Communication, love, commitment, and care should be priorities in relationships within relatives. Which shows otherwise, in Act 3 when the author once more uses conduplicatio to make notice that Big Mama is aware of Bricks drinking problem. Big Mama says, “ I know he’s drinking!”(Act 3, page 71) to Mae’s response, “Outside.” Act 3, page 71) to Big Mama's question asking where Brick was. By Gooper adding that, reveals how the rest of the family sees Bricks drinking as a dilemma, and are more critical of it, rather than supportive and accommodating. Which cause resentment, friction and detachment between loved ones. According to the organization Penn State, “One theme seen in this play is the idea of the dysfunctional, every-man-for-himself family. It is obvious throughout the script of the play that everyone has their own agenda in the family, and no one is really there to support each other as a "normal" family should be.” They are “dysfunctional” and there isn’t much support between them as there should