Homosexuality In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

“‘SKIPPER! STOP LOVIN’ MY HUSBAND OR TELL HIM HE’S GOT TO LET YOU ADMIT IT TO HIM!’” (60). Homosexuality shows up in lots of different spots in the play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, whether it is between Jack Straw and Peter Ochello, the original plantation owners, or Brick Pollitt and Skipper. This day on the plantation in the Mississippi Delta during the 1950’s is full of twists and turns like Brick’s sexuality, the undecided fate of the plantation, and the life becoming. Tennessee Williams creates conflicts in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof that are based on Brick’s homosexuality, which includes Brick’s drinking, Maggie’s desperation for a child, and the future of the plantation. Brick’s drinking stems from his relationship with Skipper. Their relationship …show more content…
Big Daddy’s big spiel to Brick during the second act is mainly about why he drinks. Brick drinks because Skipper is gone and he loved Skipper. While Big Daddy wants to give the plantation to Brick, but Big Daddy does not want to give it to Brick if he is going to drink his inheritance away. On the other hand, Big Daddy does not want to give the plantation over to Gooper, his first born son and Mae because he despises them and their children. There is no will written out to anyone since Big Daddy can not decide and believes that he is not going to die. The fact that there is no will, worries Gooper, a corporate lawyer. “I will now give you this outline my partner, Tom Bullitt, an’ me have drawn up-- a sort of dummy-- trusteeship” (159). Gooper wrote out an outline for a Big Daddy’s will to insure that he gets some of the plantation. Big Mama states that there should be no talk about wills or testaments because Big Daddy is not going to die. Brick would not be an alcoholic if he liked Maggie, and then Big Daddy would not have troubles making his will. Big Daddy would not have troubles making his will because if Maggie and Brick had a boy, it would be his dream come true. Since Brick lost Skipper, Brick has turned into an alcoholic. This causes Big Daddy’s decision on who to give over the plantation to much …show more content…
Brick drinks because of his loss of his good friend, Skipper, since he could not admit his love for Skipper. Brick’s alcoholism is slowly killing him. Maggie really would like a child so she can inherit Big Daddy’s 28,000 acre plantation, but Brick does not like her because of his longing of the loss of Skipper. Big Daddy can not decide who to give the plantation to, so he chooses to not write a will. He dislikes Mae and Gooper but does not want to give it to Brick since he is alcoholic. Brick drinks because of Skipper’s death. Skipper was his someone special and Brick caused his death because he would not admit to his sexuality. If Brick liked Maggie instead of Skipper, Big Daddy would have no troubles choosing who to hand the plantation over to. Brick’s homosexuality helps to evoke the conflicts from within Cat on a Hot Tin