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A critic has written that a family at the centre of the party "is clothed with the atmosphere of the south as with a garment." How important is the setting of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" to the play's dramatic impact? You may consider:
The bed sitting room in which the play is based around belongs to Brick and Maggie, two main characters. The irony of this being that bedrooms are assumed to be private and personal, yet it's the most invaded room in the house. A prime example being when Big Mama, Brick's mother enters the bedroom, commenting on how she "hates locked doors in a house..." Maggie's responds lightly by stating that "...people have got to have some moments of privacy," only to receive the invasive and ignorant reply "No, ma'am, not in my house." Even as early as Act One, we witness the couple's privacy being denied.
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'Communication is - awful hand between people ... '. Consider the relevance of Brick's observation to the characterisation of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
Her husband Brick frustrates Maggie as he refuses to recognise her desire and passion towards him; Brick has this name by no coincidence alone, he is very 'detached' and when Maggie or anyone talks to him it is like talking to a 'Brick' wall. From what the reader is told, Brick had some sort of relationship with his friend Skipper in which they did communicate. Maggie comments on this and Brick gets very touchy; 'Gladys and I were just tagging along as if it was necessary to chaperone you!
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