Essay On Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

In the 1900’s homosexuality was not a subject of conversation that can be easily brought up without being judged and disgraced from love ones. But the reader don't get much on how that went for him since it never was documented and yet we do get a understand on how that influence his work. The play he wrote “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” which dealt with a connection between Brick and his friend skipper. even though brick was married underneath all of the drama brick was having with his wife and his father skipper keeps popping up as if they were more than just friends. “Skipper! stop lovin’ my husband or tell him he’s got to let you admit it to him” (Tennessee william's “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Scene 3) . Those word were said by Maggie the cat furiated over the fact that Skipper had a better relationship …show more content…
In the 1900’s the gay rights movement clashed with the civil right movements those times gay rights were focused on the suppression and liberation. Which can be compared to the civil rights movements due to society ignorance and acceptance of one another lead to many years of people fighting against the government system. ( Konnoth, J. Craig “The Yale Law Journal 316- 323”). It not until 1951 the first national gay rights organization was founded but couldn’t take much action since what they were doing was illegal and put them in jail. So they used coding to keep it secret until 1969 where it could be announced public which was around the year the gay right movement started (Tom Head “The American Gay Rights Movement”). 1973 were marriage cases came into play in kentucky, Minnesota, New York and Washington this case was nothing but a stepping stone for the gay rights movement( Konnoth, J. Craig “The Yale Law Journal 316-