Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Mendacity
(lies)
- '' i hate locked doors in this house (Big mamma)
- thinking that a child would save Brick and Maggie's relationship (big mamma lying to herself)
- Brick and Maggie's repression of the truth and sexual desires.
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Unrequited love and sexuality
-Brick is the object for unrequited love for his wife Margaret.
- Big Mama's love for Big daddy.
-Tension between Mae and Gooper, which hints at possible marital strife beneath their facade.
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Death
-Brick has to struggle with the death of his best friend and potential lover (skipper).
-Big Daddy believes that men, particularly wealthy men, have a single overriding goal which is not to die.
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Difficulty communicating
-Big daddy and Brick struggle to communicate, although they speak nothing seems to get through.
- The family find it hard to tell big daddy that he has cancer.
-Brick doesn't communicate with Maggie even though she begs him too.
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Nostalgia
Regret
Memory
-Brick and Maggie reference the beginning of their relationship.
-Big daddy regrets not pursuing more women in his youth.
-Brick also drinks to forget about Skipper, he cant get him out of his mind and constantly thinks about him.
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Cruelty
-Brick treats Maggie harshly through his detachment and refusal to have sex with her.
-Big daddy treats Big mamma cruelly through his viscous remarks towards her.
-Brick hurts Big mama by not talking to her and confiding in her.
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Card 2

Front

Unrequited love and sexuality

Back

-Brick is the object for unrequited love for his wife Margaret.
- Big Mama's love for Big daddy.
-Tension between Mae and Gooper, which hints at possible marital strife beneath their facade.

Card 3

Front

Death

Back

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Card 4

Front

Difficulty communicating

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Nostalgia
Regret
Memory

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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